摘要:
A semiconductor device having a power switch (12) and a saturation detection diode (13) formed in an upper surface of a semiconductor drift region (11) is provided. The saturation detector diode (13) and the power switch (12) are electrically coupled by the drift region (11). An external signal applied to the detector diode (13) forward biases the detector diode (13) when the drift region (11) potential is below a predetermined voltage and the detector diode (13) becomes reverse biased when the drift region (11) potential is greater than the predetermined voltage.