Patent ID: 11936369
Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic circuit including:
a switching device;
an overcurrent detection circuit configured to detect that an overcurrent is flowing through the switching device; and
an overcurrent protection circuit configured to block the current flowing through the switching device when an overcurrent is detected by the overcurrent detection circuit,
wherein the switching device comprises a switching element which has a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode and in which on-off control is performed between the second electrode and the third electrode by applying a drive voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode in a state where a potential difference is applied between the second electrode and the third electrode;
a first terminal electrically connected to the first electrode;
a second terminal electrically connected to the second electrode, the terminal for outputting the current flowing by a on control;
a third terminal electrically connected to the third electrode;
a fourth terminal electrically connected to the second electrode; and
a resistance interposed in a current path between the fourth terminal and the second electrode
wherein instead of directly connecting the fourth terminal and the second electrode, the fourth terminal and the second electrode are connected via the resistance and the second terminal.