A semiconductor circuit includes an unused state detection circuit that detects when the semiconductor circuit has not previously been booted up.

The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor circuit defining a semiconductor junction and encapsulating material in physical contact with and surrounding the semiconductor circuit.

The baseline chopper circuit topology includes a first semiconductor-based circuitry in an enclosure (256) for accommodating the first semiconductor-based circuitry.

This semiconductor circuit comprising at least an MOS transistor.

The disclosed semiconductor circuit supports at least two modes of operation.

The invention also allows to improve the moisture barrier properties of the semiconductor circuit.

Said additional integrated semiconductor circuit (13) cooperates with the central control unit (11).

The invention relates to a device comprising a semiconductor circuit (21) and a substrate (10).

A method and apparatus are disclosed for initializing an unused semiconductor circuit from an external interface of the semiconductor circuit, such as a serial interface, parallel interface or a Universal Serial Bus (USB).

Provided is a communication device used for a bus system of a semiconductor circuit, the semiconductor circuit having a transmission node and a reception node and being provided with a packet-exchange bus.

The monitor unit includes copied elements of the semiconductor elements as selection objects and measures potential in the semiconductor circuit having the copied elements.

When the semiconductor circuit is first booted up, the unused state detection circuit will automatically activate a boot up procedure.

A semiconductor circuit is 'unused' when the unused state detection circuit has not been permanently cleared.

The semiconductor circuit is connected to the diode connectors by means of contacts passing through the semiconductor body.

An unused state detection circuit is disclosed that detects an unused state in a semiconductor circuit.