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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventor:
Philipp Nolte, Gerlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/414 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/4141 (2013.01);
Abstract
A field-effect transistor includes a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a control electrode. The control electrode is configured as a heating unit having two terminals for receiving a heating voltage for heating the control electrode. The heating unit is configured as a meander-type heating element. A current-measuring device is configured to detect a current flowing between the source electrode and the drain electrode.