The thermal fuse and PN diode work well for overcurrent and reverse-battery connection protection, respectively, but have some unavoidable shortcomings. Alternatives based on low on-resistance ...

Nexperia has put an ideal diode, including its p-channel mosfet, and reverse polarity protection, in a 2.1 x 1.25 x 0.95mm TSSOP6 package. Called NID5100, it is aimed at industrial and consumer ...

Sponsored By: Texas Instruments As electronics assume an ever-increasing role in automotive applications, protecting modules against reverse-polarity connections has become a ...