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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2010
Jürgen Biela, Zürich, CH;
Johann W. Kolar, Zürich, CH;
Daniel Aggeler, Zürich, CH;
ETH Zurich, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
A switching device for switching a current between a first terminal () and a second terminal () comprises a cascode circuit having a series connection of a first semiconductor switch (M) and a second semiconductor switch (J), wherein the two semiconductor switches (M, J) are connected to each other by a common point (), and the first semiconductor switch (M) is controlled by way of a first control input in accordance with a voltage between the first control input and the first terminal (), and the second semiconductor switch (J) is controlled by way of a second control input () in accordance with a voltage between the second control input () and the common point (). To this end, a control circuit having a specifiable capacitance (C) is connected between the second terminal () and at least one of the control input.