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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 1997
Filed:
May. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fabio Marchio, Sedriano, IT;
Alessio Pennisi, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, S.R.L., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
323273 ;
Abstract
The functioning of a simple voltage regulator loop of an integrated power stage employing a plurality of bond-wires is ensured by realizing a conductive path connecting said pads to each other having a resistance lower by at least two orders of magnitude than the resistance of a voltage sensing divider of the regulation loop. Eventual ruptures of any of the bond-wires remain detectable through a final testing of the integrated circuit.