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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Harald Christian Koffler, Villach, AT;
Friedrich Kroener, Villach, AT;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 3/08 (2006.01); H02H 3/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H03K 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/08 (2013.01); H03K 17/0822 (2013.01); H03K 17/122 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and a method for temporarily closing a switch are disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a first switch configured to be coupled to a load and a control circuit configured to temporarily close the first switch in response to a detection of a failure event in the first switch.