Driving circuit for semiconductor device

A driving circuit which drives a semiconductor device based on a control signal supplied to a gate terminal, said driving circuit comprising:

• an overcurrent protection circuit configured to detect an overcurrent condition of said semiconductor device based on a sense voltage obtained from a sense electrode, and outputting an overcurrent protection signal to said gate terminal to instruct said semiconductor device to stop operating when an overcurrent condition is detected;
• means for outputting a masking signal invalidating said overcurrent protection signal during a masking period after a turn on and a turn off of said semiconductor device, and validating said overcurrent protection signal during periods other than said masking period;
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• means for receiving said masking signal and said overcurrent protection signal and for outputting said control signal.

A driving circuit which drives a semiconductor device based on a control signal supplied to a gate terminal, said driving circuit comprising:

• an overcurrent protection circuit configured to detect an overcurrent condition of said semiconductor device based on a sense voltage obtained from a sense electrode, and outputting an overcurrent protection signal to said gate terminal to instruct said semiconductor device to stop operating when an overcurrent condition is detected;
• an overcurrent protection signal masking part configured to output a masking signal invalidating said overcurrent protection signal during a masking period after a turn on and a turn off of said semiconductor device, and validating said overcurrent protection signal during periods other than said masking period;
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• means for receiving said masking signal and said overcurrent protection signal and for outputting said control signal.