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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Eric Pihet, Munich, DE;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
A semiconductor device is described herein. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment the semiconductor device includes a chip package, which includes at least one semiconductor chip, a dedicated ground pin, a first supply pin for receiving a first supply voltage, a second supply pin for receiving a second supply voltage, and a first input pin. The semiconductor device further includes a first circuit integrated in the semiconductor chip, wherein the first circuit is coupled to the first supply pin and to the ground pin, and a second circuit integrated in the semiconductor chip, wherein the second circuit is coupled to the first supply pin and to a virtual ground node. An electronic switch is configured to connect the virtual ground node with the first input pin dependent on the level of a first input signal.