Patent ID: 8723589
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
1. A switching device for switching a current between a first terminal and a second terminal, comprising: a cascode circuit with a series connection of a first semiconductor switch and a second semiconductor switch that are connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the two semiconductor switches are connected to one another via a common point, and the first semiconductor switch is activated by way of a first control input in accordance with a voltage between the first control input and the first terminal, and the second semiconductor switch is activated by way of a second control input in accordance with a voltage between the second control input and the common point, wherein a control circuit with a capacitance of a presettable size is connected between the second terminal and at least one of the control inputs, the connection between the capacitance of a presettable size and the second terminal being permanently made without a switch.