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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Dusan Graovac, Munich, DE;
Timo Dittfeld, Munich, DE;
Frank Auer, Roehrmoos, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 31/10 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); H01L 29/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for driving a load that may include, for instance, a semiconductor chip, comprising a first switch, and a fracture sensor. The apparatus may further include, for instance, a circuit disposed outside the semiconductor chip and comprising a second switch coupled in series with the first switch, and configured such that an on/off state of the second switch is set in accordance with a state of the fracture sensor.