Gate voltage threshold turn off for maintaining voltage supply during standby mode of a lighting system

A lighting system comprising:

• a plurality of lighting elements configured to emit light;
• a power supply configured to supply power;
• a lighting driver comprising a microcontroller and configured to output power to the plurality of lighting elements for operation thereof;
• a control system configured to transmit a control signal to the microcontroller to initiate a standby mode of the plurality of lighting elements;
• and
• a semiconductor device configured to (i) receive voltage from the microcontroller, and (ii) selectively enable and disable a low power consumption mode of the lighting driver, wherein the semiconductor device is configured to receive a first predetermined voltage level from the microcontroller, to enable a low power consumption mode, and receive a second predetermined voltage level to disable the low power consumption mode, for maintaining communication between the microcontroller and the control system during standby mode.