In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor having a reference node coupled to an output node of the first transistor, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to couple a second reference node to a control terminal of the second transistor during a first mode of operation, couple a floating reference voltage between the control terminal of the second transistor and the reference terminal of the second transistor during a second mode of operation and during a third mode of operation, and couple a third reference node to the reference terminal of the second transistor during the third mode of operation. ... Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
In some implementations, a control device is coupled with an output, the output to be coupled with a remote device via a line, for example, in an industrial environment. A burst detector is coupled with the output to detect bursts on the line. ... Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor portion with one or more impurity zones of the same conductivity type. A first electrode structure is electrically connected to the one or more impurity zones in a cell area of the semiconductor portion. ... Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
A semiconductor device includes a drift region of a first doping type, a junction between the drift region and a device region, and a field electrode structure in the drift region. The field electrode structure includes a field electrode, a field electrode dielectric adjoining the field electrode, arranged between the field electrode and the drift region, and having an opening, and at least one of a field stop region and a generation region. ... Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
A normally-off compound semiconductor transistor includes a heterostructure body and a gate stack on the heterostructure body. The heterostructure body includes a source, a drain spaced apart from the source, and a channel for connecting the source and the drain. ... Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
Techniques are described for determining the amount of current flowing through an electrical conductor of an isolation device by measuring the voltage level across the electrical conductor. The isolation device also includes a sensor that provides a measure of the amount of current flowing through the electrical conductor. ... Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
Semiconductor oxide pillars are selectively grown on semiconductor mesas between precursor structures that extend from a main surface into a semiconductor substrate. Spaces between the semiconductor oxide pillars are filled with one or more auxiliary materials to form alignment plugs in a vertical projection of the precursor structures. ... Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having a drift zone of a first conductivity type and a drift control zone. A junction termination structure is at a first side of the semiconductor body. ... Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
An embodiment of a cascaded diode having a breakdown voltage exceeding 300v includes an hemt and a si schottky diode. The hemt includes a gate, a drain, a source, and a two-dimensional electron gas channel region connecting the source and the drain and controlled by the gate. ... Infineon Technologies Austria Ag