Converter for driving an electrical machine, wherein the converter has the following features: - a first semiconductor switch, - a control circuit for driving the first semiconductor switch, comprising: • a signal input for receiving an input signal with a first and a second signal state, • a first circuit unit for generating a first intermediate signal with a first oscillating and a first static signal state on the basis of the input signal, and • a second circuit unit for generating a first drive signal with a third and a fourth signal state on the basis of the first intermediate signal for driving the first semiconductor switch, - wherein the first circuit unit is configured to generate the first intermediate signal with the first oscillating signal state in the case of the first signal state of the input signal, and to generate the first intermediate signal with the first static signal state in the case of the second signal state of the input signal, and - the second circuit unit is configured to generate the first drive signal with the third signal state in the case of the first oscillating signal state of the first intermediate signal, and to generate the first drive signal with the fourth signal state in the case of the first static signal state of the first intermediate signal; - a second semiconductor switch, - the second circuit unit is furthermore designed for generating a second drive signal with a fifth and a sixth signal state on the basis of the first intermediate signal for driving the second semiconductor switch, and - the second circuit unit is furthermore configured to generate the second drive signal with the fifth signal state in the case of the first oscillating signal state of the first intermediate signal, and to generate the second drive signal with the sixth signal state in the case of the first static signal state of the intermediate signal, characterized in that - the second circuit unit furthermore comprises an inversion unit, wherein the inversion unit is configured always to invert the second drive signal with respect to the first drive signal. - a first semiconductor switch, - a control circuit for driving the first semiconductor switch, comprising: • a signal input for receiving an input signal with a first and a second signal state, • a first circuit unit for generating a first intermediate signal with a first oscillating and a first static signal state on the basis of the input signal, and • a second circuit unit for generating a first drive signal with a third and a fourth signal state on the basis of the first intermediate signal for driving the first semiconductor switch, • a signal input for receiving an input signal with a first and a second signal state, • a first circuit unit for generating a first intermediate signal with a first oscillating and a first static signal state on the basis of the input signal, and • a second circuit unit for generating a first drive signal with a third and a fourth signal state on the basis of the first intermediate signal for driving the first semiconductor switch, - wherein the first circuit unit is configured to generate the first intermediate signal with the first oscillating signal state in the case of the first signal state of the input signal, and to generate the first intermediate signal with the first static signal state in the case of the second signal state of the input signal, and - the second circuit unit is configured to generate the first drive signal with the third signal state in the case of the first oscillating signal state of the first intermediate signal, and to generate the first drive signal with the fourth signal state in the case of the first static signal state of the first intermediate signal; - a second semiconductor switch, - the second circuit unit is furthermore designed for generating a second drive signal with a fifth and a sixth signal state on the basis of the first intermediate signal for driving the second semiconductor switch, and - the second circuit unit is furthermore configured to generate the second drive signal with the fifth signal state in the case of the first oscillating signal state of the first intermediate signal, and to generate the second drive signal with the sixth signal state in the case of the first static signal state of the intermediate signal, characterized in that - the second circuit unit furthermore comprises an inversion unit, wherein the inversion unit is configured always to invert the second drive signal with respect to the first drive signal.