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How does a complementary switch improve on a single device?

  • A.The pair needs only half the gate drive voltage of one device
  • B.The two on-resistances vary oppositely and partly cancel
  • C.The two devices share the current and halve the resistance
  • D.One device conducts positive signals and the other negative

Answer: B

An n-channel and a p-channel device in parallel have on-resistances that rise and fall in opposite directions as the signal moves, so the parallel combination is far flatter. Halving the resistance is a side effect. Both devices conduct both polarities. Placing two components in parallel so that their opposite errors cancel is a general technique, and it is why a transmission gate is drawn with two devices rather than one.

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