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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
Stephan Henzler, München, DE;
Jörg Berthold, München, DE;
Christian Pacha, München, DE;
Doris Schmitt-landsiedel, Ottobrunn, DE;
Thomas Nirschl, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Georg Georgakos, Fraunberg, DE;
Stephan Henzler, München, DE;
Jörg Berthold, München, DE;
Christian Pacha, München, DE;
Doris Schmitt-Landsiedel, Ottobrunn, DE;
Thomas Nirschl, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Georg Georgakos, Fraunberg, DE;
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for switching on a voltage supply of a voltage domain of a semiconductor circuit is disclosed. A voltage supply is connected to a supply voltage of the semiconductor circuit by means of a switchable element. The switchable element is activated in such a way that, for switching on the voltage supply of the voltage domain, a current through the switchable element rises progressively with at least one intermediate value, in particular stepwise manner.