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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Stephen J. Whitney, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
David Zhang, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Scott Davidson, Woodstock, IL (US);
Littelfuse, Inc., Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
An integrated overvoltage and overcurrent circuit protection device for use in telecommunication circuits. The integrated circuit protection device combines a overcurrent device such as a fuse and a overvoltage protection device such as a thyristor to respectively protect against overcurrent conditions and transient overvoltages. Integration of multiple devices in a common package ensures proper coordination and matching of the components, reduces the final product cost and reduces the physical space required on a telecommunications circuit for overvoltage and overcurrent circuit protection.