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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2008
Andreas Roth, Guenzenhausen, DE;
Hubert Bode, Haar, DE;
Andreas Laudenbach, Haag, DE;
Stephan Lehmann, Garching, DE;
Engelbert Wittich, Wartenberg, DE;
Andreas Roth, Guenzenhausen, DE;
Hubert Bode, Haar, DE;
Andreas Laudenbach, Haag, DE;
Stephan Lehmann, Garching, DE;
Engelbert Wittich, Wartenberg, DE;
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a substrate on which an electronic circuit is provided. Two or more pads may be present which can connect the electronic circuit to an external device outside the substrate. A current meter is electrically in contact with at least a part of the substrate and/or the pad. The meter can measure a parameter forming a measure for an aggregate amount of a current flowing between the substrate and said pads. A control unit is connected to the current meter and the electronic circuit, for controlling the electronic circuit based on the measured parameter.