Patent ID: 7629753
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: H01L,H05B

Abstract:
1. A device for regulating the current intensity of an electric current to be supplied to a load and generated by a current/voltage source, comprising: an electrical load including first and second contact areas isolated electrically from each other; a semiconductor body; a first electrode, which is connected electrically to the front side of the semiconductor body and is connected electrically to the current/voltage source; a second electrode, which is connected electrically to the rear side of the semiconductor body and is provided on the second contact area of the load; a vertical transistor formed in the semiconductor body, by means of which electric current flows between the first and second electrode can be controlled; and a control circuit, which is formed in the semiconductor body and drives the transistor in such a way that the intensities of the current flows between the first and second electrode are regulated to specific values; and a housing which encloses the electrical load and the semiconductor device.