Patent ID: 8542056

Claim:
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: a first output terminal electrically coupled to the switching block; a first driving transistor electrically coupled between the first supply terminal and the first output terminal of the driving circuit; and a second driving transistor electrically coupled between the first output terminal of the driving circuit and the second supply terminal.