Patent ID: 7057240
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: F02D,F02P,H01L,H03K

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor circuit configuration, comprising: a semiconductor power switching device that includes a first main terminal, a second main terminal, and a control terminal; a clamping diode device connected between the first main terminal and the control terminal and for clamping an external voltage applied to the first main terminal, wherein the clamping diode device includes: a controllable semiconductor switching device connected in parallel to the first part for producing a controllable bridging of the first part, so that one of the second clamp voltage and a sum of the first clamp voltage and the second clamp voltage is provided for clamping the external voltage; a control circuit for controlling the controllable semiconductor switching device as a function of a predetermined operating state of the semiconductor power switching device, wherein the predetermined operating state is an operating temperature of the semiconductor power switching device; and a temperature sensor for detecting the operating temperature of the semiconductor power switching device, wherein: