Patent ID: 6998880

Claim:
A driver circuit comprising: a circuit node, at least two first transistors, connected in series and connect the circuit node with a predetermined voltage, at least two second transistors, connected in series and connect the circuit node with a reference potential, a control circuit designed to regulate at least a first control voltage on at least one transistor of the at least two first transistors and at least a second control voltage on at least one transistor of the at least two second transistors dependent on a voltage at the circuit node, wherein the control circuit is also designed to increase the control voltages in an inactive state of the driver circuit, when at least one threshold value is exceeded by the voltage on the circuit node, wherein the control circuit is also designed to change the driver circuit dependent on an enabling signal into an active or the inactive state, and wherein the control circuit comprises an electrical path from the circuit node to the reference potential, which electrical path has at least one diode to pre-set the at least one threshold value, further comprising a switching means which is controlled by the enabling signal so that it is conductive in the inactive state and connects control inputs of one of the at least two first transistors and one of the at least two second transistors.