Patent ID: 7986172

Claim:
A switching circuit comprising: a first transistor having a first current electrode coupled to a first power supply voltage terminal, a second current electrode, and a control electrode; a second transistor having a first current electrode coupled to the second current electrode of the first transistor, a second current electrode coupled to a second power supply voltage terminal, and a control electrode; and a first driver circuit having an input for receiving an input signal, and an output coupled to the control electrode of the first transistor, the first driver circuit for precharging the control electrode of the first transistor to a first predetermined voltage, the first driver circuit comprising a first comparator, and in response to the comparator sensing that a voltage at the control electrode of the first transistor is equal to a first voltage level, causing the precharginq of the control electrode of the first transistor to be stopped at the first predetermined voltage, and in response to the input signal transitioning from a first logic state to a second logic state, the first driver circuit providing a second predetermined voltage to the control electrode of the first transistor to cause the first transistor to be conductive.