How does thermal shutdown (TSD) of eFuse IC (electronic fuses) work?

Thermal shutdown is a function that switches off the internal output MOSFET to cut off the output current when a higher current continues to flow and the junction temperature of the eFuse IC exceeds the threshold.

Auto-retry type is that MOSFET turns on again when MOSFET shuts down and the junction temperature drops to the setpoint.
Latch type is that MOSFET is kept shut down after eFuse IC junction temperature has risen and TSD has been activated. Releasing the latch is performed by applying a reset by EN/ UVLO signal.
The figure below shows the operation image of the auto-retry type TSD function (TCKE8 series).

TSC Function Operation (Auto-retry type for TCKE 8 series)
Figure 1: TSD Function Operation (Auto-retry type for TCKE 8 series)

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