摘要 |
<p>A semiconductor apparatus includes a driver, an IGBT with a current sensing semiconductor element for controlling ON and OFF of a load current by a driving voltage from the driver, a current detecting section connected to a current sensing terminal of IGBT, for converting a detected current to a total voltage drop and a divided voltage, an overcurrent limiting circuit for reducing the control voltage to a certain value when the total voltage drop exceeds an operating threshold, a protecting circuit connected to the sense terminal, a protecting circuit including an OFF-signal generator circuit for outputting an OFF-signal which commands to stop outputting the control voltage when the total voltage drop exceeds a predetermined operation start voltage, and a delay circuit for delaying the OFF-signal for a certain time period. <IMAGE></p> |