Patent ID: 7466113

Claim:
A driver package comprising: an integrated circuit (IC) comprising pull up circuitry capable of turning ON an associated switch and pull down circuitry capable of turning OFF said associated switch, said pull up circuitry coupled to a first bonding pad of said IC, and said pull down circuitry coupled to a second bonding pad of said IC; a first conductive path coupled between said first bonding pad and a package pin of said driver package, said associated switch coupled to said package pin; a second conductive path coupled between said second bonding pad and said package pin; and break before make (BBM) control circuitry, and wherein said first conductive path is capable of providing a sensed signal from said package pin to said BBM control circuitry representative of a state of said associated switch during a first time interval, and wherein said second conductive path is capable of providing a driving signal from said pull down device to said package pin during said first time interval.