Texas Instruments have such beasties for use in automotive control
apps. TPIC2404 is one that comes to mind, never used one though.

perhaps this should be OT or perhaps EE

Mike W

On 23 May 00, at 0:01, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Mon, 22 May 2000 01:26:25 -0700
> From:    "vrf.craig" <craig@VRF.COM>
> Subject: Re: anybody know of a 2003 equivalent with built in short
> circuit
>          protection?
>
> Thanks for the tip!  But, I am trying to avoid a failure of a part that
> =
> produces a short circuit.  So current WILL fry the 2003, as well I think
> =
> the 2803.  I am looking for a 2003 style chip with built in short =
> protection... I know they are there, but I don't know which to get!
>
> Keep the ideas comin, maybe we'll get a winner soon!
>