Device (1, 1') with a
signal amplifier (2, 2') integrated into a
semiconductor chip, the
signal amplifier having an
amplifier input (E) for an input
signal and an amplifier output (A) for an output signal, the
signal amplifier (2, 2') having at least two amplifier stages (6, 6', 7, 7', 8, 9) connected in series between the amplifier input (E) and the amplifier output (A) and a feedback network arranged between the amplifier input (E) and the amplifier output (A), and with an error detection circuit (3) integrated into the
semiconductor chip for detecting a faulty modulation of the output signal caused by a fault in the circuitry of the
integrated circuit, the error detection circuit having a
comparator (16),which is designed to compare a
comparator input signal applied to a
comparator input (17) of the comparator (16) with a predetermined tolerance value or tolerance range, characterized in that a comparator input (17) of the comparator (16) is connected to a node (14, 14') of the
signal amplifier (2, 2') arranged between two amplifier stages (6, 6', 7, 7', 8, 9), and that the
signal amplifier (2, 2') is designed such that a signal can be output at the node (14, 14') which is more strongly modulated than the input signal.