Sam,
I have not heard of semiconductors that are required to have this. However, I know there are manufacturer's of metal-oxide varistors (MOVs) that are incorporating this due to adverse failure conditions that can occur at the components end of life or because of a temporary over-voltage event. Thanks, Bryan. From: Sam Davis [mailto:sda...@ptitest.com] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:50 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Semiconductor thermal protection requirement? Howdy all, I've got a client who heard a rumor of a safety requirement for semiconductors that entailed having some thermal cutoff. This is a semiconductor requirement, not an end-product requirement. Has anyone heard of this in an existing or upcoming requirement? Thanks, Sam This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: emc_p...@symbol.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc This message contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: emc_p...@symbol.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
