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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
May. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Alfons Graf, Kaufering, DE;
Martin Maerz, Nuremberg, DE;
Martin Saliternig, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 85/04 (2006.01); H01H 85/12 (2006.01); H01L 23/495 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuse is provided in a circuit, such that the fuse and an electric device in the circuit are thermally coupled to one another. The generation of the amount of heat by the electric device causes a fusible material in the fuse to melt. In this manner, the current terminal path of the electric device is interrupted.