ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,556,177, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Power switch circuit" was invented by Shingo Suzuki (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switch circuit includes a first field-effect transistor (FET) having a first gate, a first source, and a first drain, and a second FET having a second gate, a second source, and a second drain. The switch circuit also includes a gate circuit coupled to the first gate and the second gate. The gate circuit is configured to receive a first voltage having a first voltage level and provide a second voltage having a second voltage level to the second gate based on th...