The TPS25948xx family of eFuses is a highly integrated, circuit-protection and power-management solution in a small package. The devices provide multiple protection modes that use few external components and are a robust defense against overloads, short-circuits, voltage surges and excessive inrush current. With integrated back-to-back FETs, reverse current flow from output to input is blocked at all times, making the devices well suited for power MUX and ORing applications, as well as systems that need load side energy hold up storage if input power supply fails. The devices use a linear ORing based scheme to ensure almost zero DC reverse current and emulate ideal diode behavior with minimum forward voltage drop and power dissipation. The devices also provide an external pin control option to disable the reverse current blocking and allow bi-directional power delivery in steady-state.

Output slew rate and inrush current can be adjusted using a single external capacitor. Loads are protected from input overvoltage conditions by cutting off the output if input exceeds an adjustable overvoltage threshold. The devices respond to output overload by actively limiting the current. The output current limit threshold as well as the transient overcurrent blanking timer are user adjustable. The current limit control pin also functions as an analog load current monitor.

The devices are available in a 2.4mm × 1.7mm, 12-ball power wafer chip scale package (PowerWCSP) for improved thermal performance and reduced system footprint.Read more