Printed circuit board assembly having an integrated fusible link
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1. An electrical assembly comprising:
- an electrically insulating substrate having a first and a second circuit trace on a first surface, the circuit traces composed of a first conductive material having a thickness tct, and adapted to have an electrical component connected thereto; and
a fusible link disposed on the first surface of the substrate and portions of the first and second circuit traces and electrically connecting the first and the second circuit traces, the fusible link including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer the first conductive layer of the fusible link having a thickness, tcl, which is less than tct, the second conductive layer being comprised of a material other than a material comprising the first conductive layer.
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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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1. An electrical assembly comprising:
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an electrically insulating substrate having a first and a second circuit trace on a first surface, the circuit traces composed of a first conductive material having a thickness tct, and adapted to have an electrical component connected thereto; and a fusible link disposed on the first surface of the substrate and portions of the first and second circuit traces and electrically connecting the first and the second circuit traces, the fusible link including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer the first conductive layer of the fusible link having a thickness, tcl, which is less than tct, the second conductive layer being comprised of a material other than a material comprising the first conductive layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A printed circuit board assembly comprising:
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a printed circuit board composed of an insulating layer and a conductive layer; a conductive trace defining an electrical circuit geometry on a first surface of the printed circuit board, the conductive trace having a thickness tct, and being formed from the conductive layer of the printed circuit board and having material removed to define a first and a second circuit trace; and a thin film fuse having a fusible link including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, the first conductive layer of the fusible link being disposed on the insulating layer of the printed circuit board and overlapping the first and second circuit traces, the first conductive layer of the fusible link having a thickness tcl, which is less than tct, and being comprised of a material other than a material comprising the conductive layer of the printed circuit and the second conductive layer of the fusible link. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An electrical assembly comprising:
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a first rigid laminar insulating substrate having a first and a second circuit trace having a thickness tct, and disposed on a first surface thereof and a thin film fuse integral to the first surface of the substrate, the thin film fuse including a fusible link comprising a first and a second conductive layer, the first conductive layer having a thickness tcl, which is less than tct, the fusible link electrically connecting the first and second circuit traces; and a second rigid laminar insulating substrate attached to the first laminar insulating substrate and covering the thin film fuse and the entire first and second circuit traces, the second laminar insulating substrate having a first and a second aperture providing access to the first and second circuit traces, respectively.
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