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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2023
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jiri Forejtek, Vidce, CZ;
Petr Rozsypal, Hutisko-Solanec, CZ;
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
An electronic fuse that includes a clamp circuit to enhance the protection provided by the electronic fuse. The clamp circuit can detect a short circuit condition quickly and transmit a trigger signal to a controller so that a power transistor of the electronic fuse can be turned-OFF before the current through the power transistor causes overheating or damage. The clamp circuit is a dedicated circuit for short-circuit detection that can work with other current control circuits of the electronic fuse. The clamp circuit does not increase the power consumed by the electronic fuse while not in the short circuit condition. The clamp circuit is small and fast because it can use low-voltage devices, even as high voltages are present at the input and output of the electronic fuse.