Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for compensation and current spreading correction in shared drain multi-channel load switch
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Application No.: US15211450Application Date: 2016-07-15
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Publication No.: US10366987B2Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: David J. Baldwin , Hector X. Roman , Md. Abidur Rahman
- Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Lawrence J. Bassuk; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H01L27/088
- IPC: H01L27/088 ; G01R19/00 ; H03K17/08 ; H03K17/14 ; H01L29/78

Abstract:
Described example embodiments include an integrated circuit having a first channel area with a first FET formed in a semiconductor substrate, the substrate providing a contact to the drain. A second channel area includes a second FET formed in the semiconductor substrate. A pilot FET couples to the first FET in a current mirror configuration. A third FET has a conductivity opposite the first and second FETs and couples to the source of the pilot FET. An op amp includes an output coupled to the gate of the third FET. Signals from the drain of the second FET and the source of the pilot FET couple to the inverting input of the op amp. Signals from the source of the first FET and the drain of the first FET couple to the non-inverting input of the op amp. Methods and additional apparatus are disclosed.
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