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By Muhammad Zafar Kausar, Junior Applications Engineer
At face value, the function of a load switch is straightforward; essentially, inserting a MOSFET in series between the power rail and the subsection of circuitry to be controlled, and applying a suitable signal to the gate, provides the desired control.
