Switch circuit device

• US 5,945,867 A
• Filed: 02/23/1998
• Issued: 08/31/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Honda, Keiichi, Uda, Hisanori
• Primary Examiner(s): Callahan, Timothy P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): KIM, JUNG H
• Application Number:
  US09/027,716
• Time in Patent Office: 554 Days
• Field of Search: 327/407, 327/408, 327/389, 327/404, 327/427, 327/434, 327/430, 327/431, 333/103, 333/104, 333/262
• US Class Current: 327/431
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 11/38 One-way transmission networks, i.e. unilines
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/693 Switching arrangements with several input- or output-terminals, e.g. multiplexers, distributors logic circuits H03K19/00; code converters H03M5/00, H03M7/00

Abstract

A first FET is connected between first and third nodes, a second FET is connected between second and fourth nodes, a third FET is connected between third and fifth nodes and a fourth FET is connected between fourth and fifth nodes. A fifth FET is connected between first and sixth nodes and a sixth FET is connected between second and sixth nodes. The gates of the first, fourth and sixth FETs are connected to a first control terminal and the gates of the second, third and fifth FETs are connected to a second control terminal. A power-supply terminal is connected to the fifth and sixth nodes. The first and second nodes are connected to a common terminal through first and second capacitors, respectively. The fifth and sixth FETs form a pull-up switching circuit. The pull-up switching circuit pulls up the source of an FET in an OFF state to the power-supply voltage and isolates the source of an FET in an ON state from the power-supply voltage.

Claims

1. A switch circuit device that complementarily switches a path between a common terminal and a first terminal and a path between said common terminal and a second terminal to an ON state and an OFF state, comprising:

one or a plurality of first field-effect transistors connected in one stage or in a plurality of stages between a first node connected to said common terminal and said first terminal, and each having a gate electrode receiving a first control voltage, one electrode on the side of said first node and the other electrode on the side of said first terminal;

one or a plurality of second field-effect transistors connected in one stage or in a plurality of stages between a second node connected to said common terminal and said second terminal, and each having a gate electrode receiving a second control voltage complementary to said first control voltage, one electrode on the side of said second node and the other electrode on the side of said second terminal; and

a switching circuit for applying a given pull-up voltage to one of said first and second nodes that is connected to a field-effect transistor in an OFF state and isolating from said pull-up voltage one of said first and second nodes that is connected to a field-effect transistor in an ON state.

2. The switch circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said switching circuit comprises,

at least one third field-effect transistor connected between said first node and a first common node receiving said pull-up voltage and having a gate electrode receiving said second control voltage, and

at least one fourth field-effect transistor connected between said second node and said first common node and having a gate electrode receiving said first control voltage.

3. The switch circuit device according to claim 2, wherein said first node is connected to said common terminal in an AC manner and said second node is connected to said common terminal in an AC manner.

4. The switch circuit device according to claim 3, wherein said switching circuit further comprises

a first capacitor interposed between said common terminal and said first node, and

a second capacitor interposed between said common terminal and said second node.

5. The switch circuit device according to claim 1, further comprising

one or a plurality of fifth field-effect transistors connected in one stage or in a plurality of stages between said first terminal and a ground potential and each having a gate electrode receiving said second control voltage, one electrode on the side of the ground potential and the other electrode on the side of said first terminal, and

one or a plurality of sixth field-effect transistors connected in one stage or in a plurality of stages between said second terminal and the ground potential and each having a gate electrode receiving said first control voltage, one electrode on the side of the ground potential and the other electrode on the side of said second terminal.

6. The switch circuit device according to claim 5, wherein

said one or plurality of fifth field-effect transistors are connected between said first terminal and a second common node, and

said one or plurality of sixth field-effect transistors are connected between said second terminal and said second common node,

and wherein said second common node is connected to the ground potential in an AC manner and receives said pull-up voltage.

7. The switch circuit device according to claim 6, further comprising a third capacitor connected between said second common node and the ground potential.

8. The switch circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said first and second control voltages complementarily change to the ground potential and a positive potential and said pull-up voltage is kept at a positive potential.

9. The switch circuit device according to claim 8, wherein said positive potential of said first and second control voltages is approximately equal to said positive potential of said pull-up voltage.

10. The switch circuit device according to claim 1, wherein

said one or plurality of first field-effect transistors comprise a plurality of first field-effect transistors, and

said one or plurality of second field-effect transistors comprise a plurality of second field-effect transistors,

and wherein said switch circuit device further comprises a plurality of first resestances each connected between said one ilectrode and said other electrode of a corresponding one of said plurality of first field-effect trandsistor, and

a plurality of second resistances each connected between said one electrode and said other electrode of a corresponding one of said plurality of second field-effect transistors.

11. The switch circuit device according to claim 6, wherein

said one or plurality of fifth field-effect transistors comprise a plurality of fifth field-effect transistors, and

said one or plurality of sixth field-effect transistors comprise a plurality of sixth field-effect transistors,

and wherein said switch circuit device further comprises a plurality of third resistances each connected between said one electrode and said other electrode of a corresponding one of said plurality of fifth field-effect transistors, and

a plurality of fourth resistances each connected between said one electrode and said other electrode of a corresponding one of said plurality of sixth field-effect transistors.

12. The switch circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said one or plurality of first field-effect transistors and said one or plurality of second field-effect transistors are metal semiconductor field-effect transistors.

13. The switch circuit device according to claim 2, wherein said one or plurality of first field-effect transistors, said one or plurality of second field-effect transistors, said one or plurality of third field-effect transistors, and said one or plurality of fourth field-effect transistors are metal semiconductor field-effect transistors.

14. The switch circuit device according to claim 5, wherein said one or plurality of first field-effect transistors, said one or plurality of second field-effect transistors, said one or plurality of fifth field-effect transistors, and said one or plurality of sixth field-effect transistors are metal semiconductor field-effect transistors.

15. A switch circuit device that complementarily switches a path between a common terminal and a first terminal and a path between said common terminal and a second terminal to an ON state and an OFF state, comprising:

a plurality of first field-effect transistors connected in a plurality of stages between said common terminal and said first terminal, and each having a gate electrode receiving a first control voltage, one electrode on the side of said common terminal, and the other electrode on the side of said first terminal;

a plurality of second field-effect transistors connected in a plurality of stages between said common terminal and said second terminal, and each having a gate electrode receiving a second control voltage complementary to said first control voltage, one electrode on the side of said common terminal, and the other electrode on the side of said second terminal;

a plurality of first resistances each connected between said one electrode and said other electrode of a corresponding one of said plurality of first field-effect transistors; and

a plurality of second resistances each connected between said one electrode and said other electrode of a corresponding one of said plurality of second field-effect transistors.

16. The switch circuit device according to claim 15, wherein said first and second control voltages complementarily change to a ground potential and a positive potential.

17. The switch circuit device according to claim 15, wherein said plurality of first field-effect transistors and said plurality of second field-effect transistors are metal semiconductor field-effect transistors.