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Electronic fuses and the evolution of overcurrent protection

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An old saw often uttered by an electrical engineer (or their hapless techs) when an electronic device releases its magic smoke goes something like this: “The transistor bravely sacrificed itself to protect the fuse.” At higher voltages, it is more usual to put the switch in the high side (i.e.