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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2022
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Christian Djelassi-Tscheck, Villach, AT;
Cristian Mihai Boianceanu, Bucharest, RO;
Michael Nelhiebel, Villach, AT;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
A circuit includes a power transistor having a main current path between a first supply node and an output pin for connecting a load. A resistance formed by a chip metallization is arranged between the main current path of the power transistor and the output pin. The circuit includes a current measuring circuit coupled to the power transistor and including a sense transistor coupled to the power transistor. The current measuring circuit delivers a measurement current representing a load current flowing through the power transistor. An amplifier circuit generates an amplifier output signal representing the voltage across the resistance, and a control circuit outputs a signal representing the measurement current in a first mode and a signal dependent on the amplifier output signal in a second mode.