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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device comprises a voltage-driven switching element having a cathode and an anode, in which a voltage is to be applied between the cathode and anode, a power-supply circuit connected between the cathode and anode of the voltage-driven switching element and comprising capacitors, resistors and a reverse current-low preventing diode, for generating an intermediate voltage, a charging switching element for charging a gate of the voltage-driven switching element, using the intermediate voltage generated by the power-supply circuit, a discharging switching element for discharging the gate of the voltage-driven switching element, and a photovoltaic element for generating a photovoltaic power to control to drive the charging switching element and the discharging switching element.