Patent ID: 7724066
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
1. A switching circuit comprising: a switch field effect transistor having a gate terminal, a source terminal electrically connected to a first circuit node that includes a means for providing or drawing current when the switch field effect transistor is conducting, and a drain terminal that is electrically connected to an output terminal of the switching circuit; a current source that includes a means for providing current to the gate terminal of the switch field effect transistor in response to a transition high to low control signal, wherein the current source also includes a means for providing a lesser or no current to the gate terminal of the switch field effect transistor in response to a transition low to high control signal; a current sink that includes a means for drawing from the gate terminal of the switch field effect transistor in response to a transition low to high control signal, wherein the current sink also includes a means for drawing a lesser or no current from the gate terminal of the switch field effect transistor in response to a transition high to low control signal; and a control loop component that comprises the following: