Patent ID: 7504925
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: H01G,H01H,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electric component comprising: a package; a chip arranged in the package; and a lead frame conductively connected to the chip, the lead frame comprising a first terminal forming a current supply terminal of the chip, the first terminal passing partly within the package and partly outside the package, a part of the first terminal outside the package being a terminal pin of the package, the terminal pin consisting of a fusible material melting at a predetermined melting temperature, the terminal pin being configured such that the fusible material is removed from the first terminal in a molten state, so that the first terminal is interrupted outside the package, and at least a second and a third terminal, wherein said second or third terminals comprises a material having a melting temperature which is higher than that of the fusible material, wherein the predetermined melting temperature of the fusible material ranges between 200° C. and 500° C.