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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2007
Lorenzo Maurizio Selgi, Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, IT;
Leonardo Fragapane, Catania, IT;
Luigi Arcuri, Misterbianco, IT;
Lorenzo Maurizio Selgi, Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, IT;
Leonardo Fragapane, Catania, IT;
Luigi Arcuri, Misterbianco, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
An electronic power device for controlling a load includes: a high-voltage integrated switch having an output terminal to be connected to the load; an integrated, and low-voltage driving circuit for driving the switch, and a start-up integrated circuit comprising a high-voltage resistor and such that it can be enabled, during a step of turning on the power device, in order to activate the driving circuit. The switch and the start-up circuit are integrated in a first semiconductor chip and the driving circuit is integrated in a different, second semiconductor chip.