Patent ID: 8542056
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: B06B,H03K

Abstract:
1. A high voltage transmission switch comprising: a high voltage output terminal configured to be coupled to a load; a low voltage output terminal; a first supply terminal configured to be supplied with a positive voltage supply reference; a second supply terminal configured to be supplied with a negative voltage supply reference; a switching block electrically coupled between the high voltage output terminal and the low voltage output terminal and including a first switching transistor and a second switching transistor electrically coupled between the high voltage output terminal and the low voltage output terminal and interconnected at a first circuit node, the first switching transistor being electrically coupled between the high voltage output terminal and the first circuit node, the second switching transistor being electrically coupled between the first circuit node and the low voltage output terminal; and a driving circuit electrically coupled between the first and second supply terminals, the driving circuit including: