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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Philippe Difulvio, Le Deluge, FR;
James Toth, San Carlos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Philippe Difulvio, Le Deluge, FR;
James Toth, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignees:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics France SAS, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 5/04 (2006.01); H01L 23/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit protection device includes a reflowable thermal fuse that shuts off current to a field-effect transistor if the field-effect transistor is overheating. In particular, the reflowable thermal fuse is integrated with the field-effect transistor to provide greater proximity between the field-effect transistor and the reflowable thermal fuse, thus providing efficient and accurate detection of an overtemperature condition in the field-effect transistor.