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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Edoardo Botti, Vigevano, IT;
Pietro Mario Adduci, Settimo Milanese, IT;
Inventors:
Edoardo Botti, Vigevano, IT;
Pietro Mario Adduci, Settimo Milanese, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit and a package on which such integrated circuit is placed, the latter having a power output stage, at least one first pad, one second pad and one drive circuit for driving said power output stage, wherein the integrated circuit is characterized in that it has at least one additional third pad, other than said at least one first and said at least one second pads, said drive circuit being electrically coupled between said at least one third pad and said power output stage.