Apparatus for driving a load

Details Apparatus for driving a load Apparatus for driving a load

2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Wallis, Michael Rutland (Department: 2836)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Responsive to non-electrical signal

Physical deformation

C307S010100, C307S115000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07868400

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for driving a load that may include, for instance, a semiconductor chip, comprising a first switch, and a fracture sensor. The apparatus may further include, for instance, a circuit disposed outside the semiconductor chip and comprising a second switch coupled in series with the first switch, and configured such that an on/off state of the second switch is set in accordance with a state of the fracture sensor.

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