A driving circuit includes a first transistor between an application terminal for an on-voltage and the control terminal of a switching device, a second transistor and a constant current circuit in parallel between an application terminal for an off-voltage and the control terminal of the switching device, and a logic circuit configured to control the driving of the first and second transistors and the constant current circuit. The logic circuit includes, as driving phases for the switching device, a first phase where the first transistor is on and the second transistor and the constant current circuit are off, a second phase where the first transistor is off and the second transistor and the constant current circuit are on, and a third phase where the first and second transistors are off and the constant current circuit is on.

One example discloses a degradation circuit, including: a first set of structures configured to be coupled to a semiconductor package; a second set of structures, coupled to the first set of structures, and configured to be coupled to the package; wherein together the first and second set of structures form a Wheatstone bridge within a degradation detection element; and a controller, coupled to the degradation detection element, and configured to set an operational state of an integrated circuit (IC) within the package based on the degradation detection element.