WO2000014877A2 - Constant gate drive mos analog switch - Google Patents
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- H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
- H03K17/06—Modifications for ensuring a fully conducting state
- H03K17/063—Modifications for ensuring a fully conducting state in field-effect transistor switches
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- the present invention relates generally to analog switches, and more specifically, to metal-oxide semiconductor analog switches .
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of such a prior art analog switch.
- the switch consists of an N-channel MOS device Nl connected in parallel to a P-channel MOS device Pi. More specifically, the respective sources and drains of the devices Nl and Pi are coupled together, with the input terminal IN coupled to the sources of the devices Nl and Pi, and the output terminal OUT coupled to the drains of the devices Nl and Pi.
- a control terminal CONTROL is coupled to the gate of device Nl, and to the gate of device PI through an inverter II.
- both devices Nl and Pi When a signal on the CONTROL terminal is low, both devices Nl and Pi are off, and thus the analog switch is off, prohibiting a signal on the IN terminal to be passed to the OUT terminal.
- the CONTROL terminal when the CONTROL terminal is high, both devices Nl and Pi are on, and thus the analog switch is on to couple a signal on the IN terminal to the OUT terminal .
- the on- resistance variation of the N-channel device Nl is compensated, to a certain extent, by the on-resistance variation of the P-channel device Pi in the opposite direction.
- this type of analog switch has several drawbacks .
- One main drawback is that the on- resistances of the N-channel and P-channel devices Nl and Pi do not track each other exactly. Therefore, the on-resistance still shows a variation with the input voltage level, becoming worse as the signal approaches either supply rail.
- Another drawback to using an N- channel/P-channel combination is that the size of the P-channel device is 3 to 4 times the size of the N- channel device because of the lower hole mobility of silicon. This results in a larger parasitic capacitance and consequently, a reduction in bandwidth.
- the present invention comprises an analog switch.
- the analog switch includes first, second, and third devices, and a level shifter.
- the first device includes a source coupled to an input terminal, a drain coupled to an output terminal, and a gate.
- the second device includes a source coupled to the input terminal, a drain, and a gate.
- the third device includes a source coupled to the drain of the second device, a drain coupled to the output terminal, and a gate.
- the level shifter includes an input coupled to the drain of the second device and an output coupled to the gates of the first, second, and third devices .
- the level shifter provides a constant gate drive to the first device, regardless of a signal on the input terminal, resulting in a constant on-resistance of the analog switch. Moreover, the present invention achieves a constant linearity of on-resistance by keeping the gate voltage constant with respect to the mid-point of the source and drain voltages .
- Figure 1 is a circuit diagram of a prior art analog switch.
- Figure 2 is a circuit diagram of an analog switch according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 3 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a level shifter of Figure 2.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of an analog switch according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the analog switch comprises an N-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (“MOS") device Nl including a source that is coupled to an input terminal IN and a drain coupled to an output terminal OUT. It is desirable to provide a constant gate drive to device Nl , regardless of the input signal on the IN terminal in order to maintain a constant on-resistance of the switch.
- a voltage level shifter LS is coupled to the gate of device Nl to provide a constant gate to source voltage relative to the source to drain voltage of device Nl .
- the gate voltage of device Nl must be kept constant with respect to the mid-point of the source and drain voltages of device Nl . This is accomplished by including two extra N-channel MOS devices of equal size in series across the IN and OUT terminals and connecting the gates of the two extra N- channel devices to the gate of device Nl .
- the analog switch further comprises a second N-channel device N2 and a third N-channel device N3.
- Device N2 includes a source coupled to the IN terminal, a drain, and a gate coupled to the gate of device Nl .
- Device N3 includes a source coupled to the drain of device N2 , a drain coupled to the OUT terminal, and a gate coupled to the gate of device Nl .
- Devices N2 and N3 are bilateral devices and the source and drain connections described above are for reference purposes only, as they may be interchanged. Moreover, devices N2 and N3 may be smaller than device Nl to provide the primary switch-on conduction through device Nl .
- the connection point between the drain of device N2 and the source of device N3 is coupled to an input of the voltage level shifter LS .
- the voltage level shifter LS shifts the signal voltage on the IN terminal by an amount equal to the desired V gs of device Nl .
- the voltage level shifter provides a fixed gate to source voltage with respect to the source to drain voltage for maximum linearity.
- the output of the voltage level shifter LS is coupled to the gates of devices Nl, N2 , and N3.
- a resistor R may be placed in series between the output of the voltage level shifter LS and the gates of devices Nl , N2 , and N3.
- the resistor R, together with the gate-to-channel capacitance of devices Nl, N2 , and N3 form a time constant that is significantly larger than the inverse of the dominant pole of the voltage level shifter. This ensures that, right from direct current to very high frequencies, the gate-channel drive of device Nl is essentially constant, resulting in a switch that is extremely linear.
- an optional control terminal CNTL may be coupled to the gates of devices Nl, N2 , and N3 to control the same and turn the analog switch on or off.
- the resistor R allows the control terminal CNTL to be coupled to the gates of devices Nl, N2 , and N3 for turning the same on and off.
- the substrate well connections of devices Nl, N2 , and N3 are coupled to the input of the voltage level shifter LS, as shown by the dashed lines.
- the substrate well connections of devices Nl , N2 , and N3 may be grounded, coupled to the sources of the respective devices, or coupled to any other sufficiently low or negative voltage or voltages.
- FIG 3 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a voltage level shifter of Figure 2.
- the voltage level shifter LS includes a P-channel device Pi that is connected in a source-follower configuration. That is, device Pi includes a source that is coupled to an output terminal 0 LS , a drain that is coupled to a circuit ground, and a gate that is coupled to an input terminal I LS .
- the voltage level shifter LS further includes a constant current source I coupled between a power supply terminal V and the output terminal 0 LS , providing a constant load at the source of device Pi.
- the constant current source I comprises an active device such as, for example, a transistor.
- the constant current source may comprise a passive device such as a resistor.
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| EP99943724A EP1112619A2 (en) | 1998-09-08 | 1999-08-16 | Constant gate drive mos analog switch |
| JP2000569510A JP2002524957A (en) | 1998-09-08 | 1999-08-16 | Constant gate drive MOS analog switch |
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| US09/149,206 US6154085A (en) | 1998-09-08 | 1998-09-08 | Constant gate drive MOS analog switch |
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