| 摘要 |
A high-voltage semiconductor active fuse has first and second semiconductor elements, a comparator for comparing the voltages of the first and second semiconductor elements with each other, a driver for supplying a control voltage to the control electrodes of the first and second semiconductor elements according to the output of the comparator, a first diode connected between a first input terminal of the comparator and a low-potential power supply terminal of the comparator, and a second diode connected between a second input terminal of the comparator and the low-potential power supply terminal through a resistor. When detecting an abnormal current, the active fuse turns on and off the first semiconductor element to cause current oscillations, which blocks the conduction between an external input terminal and an external output terminal. The active fuse needs no shunt resistor and is capable of quickly responding to an abnormal current caused by an incomplete short circuit failure.
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