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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1993
Guido Brasca, Varese, IT;
Edoardo Botti, Vigevano, IT;
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A device including a MOS power transistor, and a temperature sensor including a bipolar transistor integrated in the MOS transistor and having its emitter and collector connected directly to the source and gate terminals respectively of the MOS transistor. Parallel to the base-emitter junction of the bipolar transistor, there is connected a voltage source for biasing the junction to such a value that the bipolar transistor remains off at room temperature, and absorbs the maximum current supplied by a drive circuit of the MOS transistor at the maximum permissible temperature TUM. At temperature TUM, the bipolar transistor takes over control of the gate-source voltage of the MOS transistor for maintaining thermal feedback of the device at maximum temperature TUM.