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Component arrangement having a transistor and an open-load detector

US7569903B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies Austria AG · AT

Inventors

Emanuele Bodano · Padova, IT
Nicola Macri · Straubing, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2006
Grant date	Aug 4, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 17, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH10D89/60
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment of the invention relates to a component arrangement including a load and an open-load detector. The load transistor has a first transistor region arranged in a semiconductor body, a second transistor region arranged in the semiconductor body and a third transistor region arranged between the first transistor region and the second transistor region and doped in complementary fashion to the first transistor region and the second transistor region. The open-load detector has a sense region arranged in the third transistor region and of conduction type complementary to the third transistor region and having an evaluation circuit connected to the sense region.

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