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Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;

Inventors:

Christian Djelassi-Tscheck, Villach, AT;

Alexander Mayer, Treffen, AT;

Mario Tripolt, Ferndorf, AT;

Assignee:

Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 19/25 (2006.01); G01R 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 19/25 (2013.01); G01R 35/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A circuit may include a load transistor and a current measuring circuit that is coupled to the load transistor. The load transistor has a main current path, which is connected between a first supply node and an output pin for connecting a load. The current measuring circuit has a sense transistor coupled to the load transistor. The current measuring circuit is designed to deliver a measuring current that represents a load current flowing through the load transistor. The circuit may also include an analog-to-digital converter with a current input, and a digital-to-analog converter. The analog-to-digital converter is designed to output a digital signal representing an input current of the analog-to-digital converter. The digital-to-analog converter is designed to output an output current that depends on the digital signal. A control circuit is designed to output the measuring current.


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