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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Haian Lin, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Frank Alexander Baiocchi, Allentown, PA (US);
Masahiko Higashi, Fukushima, JP;
Namiko Hagane, Fukushima, JP;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a first semiconductor die with a first FET having a drain connected to a switching node, a source connected to a reference node, and a gate connected to a first switch control node. The first die also includes a diode-connected bipolar transistor that forms a temperature diode next to the first FET. The temperature diode includes a cathode connected to the reference node, and an anode connected to a bias node. The electronic device also includes a second semiconductor die with a second FET, and a package structure that encloses the first and second semiconductor dies.