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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Saroj Pathak, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
James E Payne, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327525 ; 3652257 ;
Abstract
A fuse circuit includes a fusible element and a feedback path which causes the circuit to behave as if the fusible element is fully blown even though the fusible element in fact is partially intact. While a partially intact fuse normally would result in a continuous drain of power, the feedback path cuts off the current flow through the partially intact fusible element.