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Apparatus for driving a load

US7868400B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Dusan Graovac · Munich, DE
Timo Dittfeld · Munich, DE
Frank Auer · Herbrechtingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 26, 2007
Grant date	Jan 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 9, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K17/72
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for driving a load that may include, for instance, a semiconductor chip, comprising a first switch, and a fracture sensor. The apparatus may further include, for instance, a circuit disposed outside the semiconductor chip and comprising a second switch coupled in series with the first switch, and configured such that an on/off state of the second switch is set in accordance with a state of the fracture sensor.

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