Patent ID: 10158288

Abstract:
In summary, a switching circuit comprising a high side (HS) switch coupled to the output, a low side (LS) switch comprising a MOSFET coupled to the output, and a slope regulator core coupled to the gate of said low side (LS) switch configured to provide control signals to said slope regulator core. In addition, a method of providing a method of a switch circuit comprising the steps the first step, (a) providing a circuit comprising a low side (LS) switch, a high side (HS) switch, and a slope regulator wherein said slope regulator comprises a fast mode, a slope regulator mode, and a hold mode, the second step (b) activating said slope regulator, the third step (c) choosing a fast mode or a slope regulation mode, the fourth step (d) applying either a fast mode or slope regulation mode; the fifth step (e) evaluating the polarity of the signal, the sixth step (f) toggle signal hold_on if the gate is low or toggle signal hold_off if the gate is high.