Switch having first and second switching elements connected in parallel with one another
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1. A switch, comprising:
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an output terminala first stack comprising transistors coupled in series, the first stack being coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal; and
a second stack comprising transistors coupled in series, the second stack being coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal,wherein the first stack and the second stack are connected in parallel with one another,wherein the transistors of the first stack have first time constants,wherein the transistors of the second stack have second time constants,wherein at least some of the second time constants have larger values than the first time constants,wherein the second time constants assume different values for different transistors of the second stack, andwherein a time constant of a transistor of the second stack that is adjacent to the input terminal assumes the largest value of all the second time constants.
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Abstract
A switch includes an input terminal and an output terminal. The switch also includes a first stack having transistors coupled in series, and a second stack having transistors coupled in series. The first stack and the second stack are connected in parallel with one another.
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1. A switch, comprising:
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an input terminal; an output terminal a first stack comprising transistors coupled in series, the first stack being coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal; and a second stack comprising transistors coupled in series, the second stack being coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal, wherein the first stack and the second stack are connected in parallel with one another, wherein the transistors of the first stack have first time constants, wherein the transistors of the second stack have second time constants, wherein at least some of the second time constants have larger values than the first time constants, wherein the second time constants assume different values for different transistors of the second stack, and wherein a time constant of a transistor of the second stack that is adjacent to the input terminal assumes the largest value of all the second time constants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a switch comprising an input terminal, an output terminal, a first stack comprising transistors coupled in series, the first stack being coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal, and a second stack comprising transistors coupled in series, the second stack being coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal, wherein the first stack and the second stack are connected in parallel with one another; an LC resonant circuit coupled to the input terminal of the switch; and a ground contact coupled to the output terminal of the switch, wherein the transistors of the first stack have first time constants, wherein the transistors of the second stack have second time constants, wherein at least some of the second time constants have larger values than the first time constants, wherein the second time constants assume different values for different transistors of the second stack, and wherein a time constant of a transistor of the second stack that is adjacent to the input terminal assumes the largest value of all the second time constants.
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16. A switch, comprising:
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an input terminal; an output terminal; a first switching element coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal; a second switching element coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal; wherein the first switching element and the second switching element are connected in parallel with one another, wherein the first switching element has a first time constant, wherein the first switching element has with a second time constant, wherein the first and second time constants are time measurements of how fast the transistors can be switched, wherein the second time constant is greater than the first time constant, wherein the first switching element comprises a first stack comprising transistors coupled in series, wherein the second switching element comprises a second stack comprising transistors coupled in series, wherein the transistors of the first stack have first time constants, wherein the transistors of the second stack have second time constants, wherein at least some of the second time constants have larger values than the first time constants, wherein the second time constants assume different values for different transistors of the second stack, and wherein a time constant of a transistor of the second stack that is adjacent to the input terminal assumes the largest value of all the second time constants.
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