Advantages of Semiconductor-fuse eFuse IC (2)

Compared with conventional fuses, eFuse IC has superior protective performance.
Advantages of Semiconductor-fuse eFuse IC

 

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Semiconductor fuse : eFuse IC

Repeatability

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Overcurrent protection
Speed and accuracy

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Other protection functions

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Effect of ambient temperature

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Single unit mounting area

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Including protection circuit
Total mounting area

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Cost of individual parts

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Function and maintenance
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Compared with conventional fuses, eFuse IC has the advantage of superior protective performance.

Comparing with repeatedly usable conventional fuses, such as poly fuses, eFuse IC has the advantage of excellent accuracy of overcurrent protection and high protection speed.

In addition, it has built-in protection functions such as overvoltage and Reverse Current Bloking (RCB) function.

The efuseIC itself is larger than the chip fuse, but eFuse IC becomes overwhelmingly small in the total mounting area including the protective functions of peripheral ICs and components, such as overvoltage and slew-rate control.

Although a cost of an eFuse IC is higher than a conventional fuse, considering the total cost, such as integrating protective functions and eliminating maintenance work, we believe that eFuse IC will be low.

Basics of eFuse ICs

What is the semi-conductor fuse eFuse IC?
Advantages of Semiconductor-fuse eFuse IC (1)
Advantages of Semiconductor-fuse eFuse IC (3)
Comparison of eFuse IC performance with conventional fuses
Examples of applications where semiconductor fuses (eFuse ICs) are used
Overcurrent protection function (OCP)
Short circuit protection function
Overvoltage protection function (overvoltage clamp)
Slew rate control (Suppressing rush current)

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