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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Marie Bourgeois, La Bedoule, FR;
Marco Bildgen, Aix en Provence, FR;
Assignee:
SGS-Microelectronics S.A., Gentilly, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307571 ; 3072471 ; 307269 ;
Abstract
A control and monitoring circuit for a power switch comprises a first portion (20) connected to this switch and fed with reference to a floating voltage (V.sub.F) of an electrode of this switch, a second portion (10) connected to circuits external to the switch and fed with reference to a fixed voltage, a coder (40) arranged on the side of the second portion and a suitable decoder (50) arranged on the side of the first portion.