GB9516278D0 - Power mosfet with overcurrent and over-temperature protection - Google Patents

Power mosfet with overcurrent and over-temperature protection

Info

Publication number
GB9516278D0
GB9516278D0 GBGB9516278.0A GB9516278A GB9516278D0 GB 9516278 D0 GB9516278 D0 GB 9516278D0 GB 9516278 A GB9516278 A GB 9516278A GB 9516278 D0 GB9516278 D0 GB 9516278D0
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
overcurrent
over
power mosfet
temperature protection
protection
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
GBGB9516278.0A
Other versions
GB2291742A (en
GB2291742B (en
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp
Original Assignee
International Rectifier Corp USA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US08/121,288 external-priority patent/US5497285A/en
Application filed by International Rectifier Corp USA filed Critical International Rectifier Corp USA
Publication of GB9516278D0 publication Critical patent/GB9516278D0/en
Publication of GB2291742A publication Critical patent/GB2291742A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2291742B publication Critical patent/GB2291742B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/08—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage
    • H03K17/081—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit
    • H03K17/0812—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit by measures taken in the control circuit
    • H03K17/08122—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit by measures taken in the control circuit in field-effect transistor switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier; including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L27/0203—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits
    • H01L27/0248—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. electrostatic discharge [ESD] protection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier; including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L27/0203—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits
    • H01L27/0248—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. electrostatic discharge [ESD] protection
    • H01L27/0251—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. electrostatic discharge [ESD] protection for MOS devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier; including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L27/04—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier; including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier the substrate being a semiconductor body
    • H01L27/06—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier; including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration
    • H01L27/0611—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier; including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration integrated circuits having a two-dimensional layout of components without a common active region
    • H01L27/0617—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier; including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration integrated circuits having a two-dimensional layout of components without a common active region comprising components of the field-effect type
    • H01L27/0623—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier; including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier the substrate being a semiconductor body including a plurality of individual components in a non-repetitive configuration integrated circuits having a two-dimensional layout of components without a common active region comprising components of the field-effect type in combination with bipolar transistors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/08—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage
    • H03K2017/0806—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage against excessive temperature
GB9516278A 1993-09-14 1994-09-09 Power MOS-gated device with over-temperature protection Expired - Fee Related GB2291742B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/121,288 US5497285A (en) 1993-09-14 1993-09-14 Power MOSFET with overcurrent and over-temperature protection
GB9418179A GB2281815B (en) 1993-09-14 1994-09-09 Power mosfet with overcurrent and over-temperature protection

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB9516278D0 true GB9516278D0 (en) 1995-10-11
GB2291742A GB2291742A (en) 1996-01-31
GB2291742B GB2291742B (en) 1996-08-28

Family

ID=26305594

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB9516278A Expired - Fee Related GB2291742B (en) 1993-09-14 1994-09-09 Power MOS-gated device with over-temperature protection
GB9516279A Expired - Fee Related GB2291743B (en) 1993-09-14 1994-09-09 Power MOS-gated device with overcurrent and over-temperature protection

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB9516279A Expired - Fee Related GB2291743B (en) 1993-09-14 1994-09-09 Power MOS-gated device with overcurrent and over-temperature protection

Country Status (1)

Country Link
GB (2) GB2291742B (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0809295B1 (en) * 1996-05-21 2003-04-02 Infineon Technologies AG Mosfet with temperature protection
DE19633920C1 (en) * 1996-08-22 1997-10-09 Siemens Ag Semiconductor power switch
SG55452A1 (en) * 1997-02-12 1998-12-21 Int Rectifier Corp Method and circuit to sense the tj of mos-gated power semi conductor devices
JP2000509906A (en) * 1997-02-19 2000-08-02 コーニンクレッカ フィリップス エレクトロニクス エヌ ヴィ Output semiconductor device having temperature sensor circuit

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH04323863A (en) * 1991-04-23 1992-11-13 Toyota Autom Loom Works Ltd Semiconductor device
DE4216810C2 (en) * 1991-05-31 1999-09-16 Fuji Electric Co Ltd Control circuit for a conductivity change MISFET
GB2270795B (en) * 1992-09-18 1995-02-15 Texas Instruments Ltd Improvements in or relating to the trimming of integrated circuits

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2291743A (en) 1996-01-31
GB2291742A (en) 1996-01-31
GB2291743B (en) 1996-08-28
GB9516279D0 (en) 1995-10-11
GB2291742B (en) 1996-08-28

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB2281815B (en) Power mosfet with overcurrent and over-temperature protection
GB2292834B (en) Power mosfet with overcurrent and over-temperature protection and control circuit decoupled from body diode
GB2279802B (en) Battery pack with short circuit protection
GB9304540D0 (en) Power tool and mechanism
AU4749093A (en) Power transistor overcurrent protection circuit
EP0585847A3 (en) Power mosfet safe operating area current limiting device
EP0517261A3 (en) High power mos device with protective circuit against overcurrent or the like
GB2323175B (en) Power circuit with reverse battery protection
EP0470525A3 (en) Power converter with shoot-through protection
GB2236919B (en) Overload and short-circuit protection circuit
EP0446048A3 (en) Power converter protection device
GB9516278D0 (en) Power mosfet with overcurrent and over-temperature protection
HK1019520A1 (en) Protective circuit and electric circuit using the protective circuit
GB9506296D0 (en) "Power tong with improved guard and method"
DE69422134T2 (en) Electrical protection device with load switch and effector
GB9323459D0 (en) Improved power tool guard
ZA959257B (en) Solid state resettable overcurrent protection device
GB9423267D0 (en) Compounding elements and use thereof
FR2717323B1 (en) Power MOSFET with overcurrent and overheating protection.
KR960009403U (en) Overcurrent protection device and power supply device using the same
ZA977650B (en) Protection and electrical power management system with repayment
GB2269052B (en) Improvements in power switchboards
EP0802603A4 (en) Self-excitation type switch power supply unit with overcurrent protection
GB9321458D0 (en) Personal protection device
KR950002308U (en) Battery overcharge and overheat protection circuit

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20040909