Patent ID: 8486283

Claim:
A method of fabricating one or more fusible links comprising: a. providing a clad foil comprising a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer are made of different materials; b. applying one or more masks to the first layer and one or more masks to the second layer; c. selectively etching the first layer and the second layer, thereby forming one or more first portions wherein the first layer is removed and the second layer remains, one or more second portions wherein the first layer is removed and the second layer remains, and one or more third portions wherein the second layer is removed and the first layer remains, wherein each third portion couples one of the first portions to one of the second portions, further wherein each first portion forms a first welding pad and each second portion forms a second welding pad; d. removing the one or more masks from the first layer; e. removing the one or more masks from the second layer; and f. forming one or more fusible conductors from each third portion.