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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
May. 05, 2020
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Gerhard Noebauer, Villach, AT;
Florian Gasser, Moosburg, AT;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0629 (2013.01); H01L 29/0646 (2013.01); H01L 29/0696 (2013.01); H01L 29/7815 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a semiconductor device is provided that includes a main transistor having a load path, a sense transistor configured to sense a main current flowing in the load path of the main transistor, and at least one bypass diode structure configured to protect the sense transistor. The at least one bypass diode structure is electrically coupled in parallel with the sense transistor.