Patent ID: 9537298
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G01R,G09G,H01L,H02H,H02M

Claim:
1. An electronic module, comprising: a first circuit with a first output connection, a first reference potential connection and a first sensing connection, the first circuit comprising a first sensing block, which at its input side is connected to the first sensing connection and to the first reference potential connection; and a second circuit with a second output connection, a second reference potential connection and a second sensing connection, the second circuit comprising a second sensing block, which at its input side is connected to the second sensing connection and to the second reference potential connection, wherein the first sensing connection is either connected to the first output connection or to the second output connection, the second sensing connection is connected to the second output connection, the first sensing block is configured to detect a failure of the electronic module with respect to the first reference potential connection and to indicate a detected failure by providing a first failure signal at the first output connection, wherein a voltage level of the first failure signal is above a first predefined percentage of a supply voltage of the first sensing block, and the second sensing block is configured to detect a failure of the electronic module with respect to the second reference potential connection and to indicate a detected failure by providing a second failure signal at the second output connection, wherein a voltage level of the second failure signal is below a second predefined percentage of a supply voltage of the second sensing block.