Patent ID: 11862630
Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. The semiconductor device of claim 1, further comprising:
a first diode and a second diode monolithically integrated with the main bi-directional switch,
wherein the anode of the first diode is connected to the first gate of the plurality of individual transistors or the auxiliary bi-directional switch of the discharge circuit,
wherein the cathode of the first diode is connected to the first source of the main bi-directional switch,
wherein the anode of the second diode is connected to the second gate of the plurality of individual transistors or the auxiliary bi-directional switch of the discharge circuit,
wherein the cathode of the second diode is connected to the second source of the main bi-directional switch.