Adaptive thermal overshoot and current limiting protection for MOSFETs

A process comprising:

• coupling a first field effect transistor between a first terminal for a voltage supply and a second terminal for coupling to a load, responsive to an enable input signal on an enable terminal;
• turning on the first field effect transistor responsive to the enable input signal at the enable terminal;
• sensing a current flowing through the first field effect transistor;
• determining that the current flowing through the first field effect transistor exceeds a first current limit;
• responsive to the determining, coupling a gate terminal of the first field effect transistor to a source terminal of the first field effect transistor;
• comparing the current flowing through the first field effect transistor to a second current limit;
• determining whether the current flowing through the first field effect transistor exceeds the second current limit;
• and
• reducing the voltage at the gate terminal of the first field effect transistor responsive to the determining.