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Printed circuit board assembly having an integrated fusible link

US5923239A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 1997
Grant dateJul 13, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K2201/10181
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printed circuit board assembly comprising a printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive traces deposited on a surface thereof to define a plurality of electrical circuit geometries. A plurality of thin film fuses are deposited on the printed circuit board, each fuse providing circuit protection to one of the plurality of conductive traces.

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