POWER-LIMIT PROTECTION CIRCUIT WITH AN EFUSE ELEMENT

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15257840

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A power-limit protection circuit with an efuse element. The power-limit protection circuit has an efuse element coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal. The power-limit protection circuit judges whether a calculated power signal defined from a current signal flowing through the efuse element and a voltage signal at a terminal of the efuse element is larger than a predetermined power threshold. When the calculated power signal is larger than the predetermined power threshold, the power-limit protection circuit increases an impedance of the efuse element to limit the current signal between the first terminal and the second terminal such that the power delivered through the efuse element is limited within the predetermined power threshold.

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MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC79 GREAT OAKS BLVD SAN JOSE CA 95119

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hagen, Mark Rochester, US 3 276
Hughes, Brent Cumming, US 6 57
Kopp, Karl Whitmore Lake, US 1 14
Pierce, Jason Dahlonega, US 7 81

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