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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2020
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Yuriy Borisovich Matus, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Martin G. Pineda, Fremont, CA (US);
Sergio Fuentes, Newark, CA (US);
LITTELFUSE, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A circuit protection device including a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device and a backup fuse electrically connected in series with one another, the backup fuse comprising a quantity of solder disposed on a dielectric chip and having a melting temperature that is higher than a trip temperature of the PTC device, wherein the a surface of the dielectric chip exhibits a de-wetting characteristic relative to the solder such that, when the solder is melted, the solder draws away from the surface to create a galvanic opening in the backup fuse.
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