Patent ID: 7102252
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
1. A solid state switch architecture comprising: a plurality of control/monitor ports; a plurality of input/output ports; a first solid state switching device having a first input/output node coupled to a first input/output port of said output plurality of input/output ports, a second input/output node coupled to a second input/output port of said plurality of input/output ports, and a control node; a second solid state switching device having a first input/output node coupled to a third input/output port of said plurality of input/output ports, a second input/output node coupled to said second input/output port, and a control node coupled in common with the control node of said first solid state switching device; and a solid state switching device driver circuit having a first input node coupled to a first control port of said plurality of monitor/control ports, a second input node coupled to a second control port of said plurality of monitor/control ports, and an output node coupled to the control nodes of said first and second solid state switching devices, said driver circuit being operative, in response to the application of a voltage differential to said first and second control ports, to turn on each of said first and second solid state switching devices, and thereby provide a first current flow path between said first and second input/output ports, a second current flow path between said second and third input/output ports, and a third current flow path between said first and third input/output ports.