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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shoichi Furuhata, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Hino, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257467 ; 257108 ; 257469 ; 257470 ; 257551 ; 257360 ;
Abstract
In a semiconductor device with a power element on a substrate, a temperature monitor element is formed on the same substrate. In case of thermal overload in the power element, a signal from the temperature monitor element can be used for turning the power element off. For enhanced temperature response, the temperature monitor element is in part surrounded by the power element or/and disposed beneath an integrated, thermally conductive extension of an electrode of the power element.