Measurement and simulation of the behavior of a short spark gap used as ESD protection device

The voltage-current behavior of a short spark gap having 6 /spl mu/m gap distance as a protection device against electrostatic discharge (ESD) is described. The protection capabilities and deviation of important parameters as a function of the number of applied discharges are presented and discussed...

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Published in2003 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility. Symposium Record (Cat. No.03CH37446) Vol. 1; pp. 37 - 42 vol.1
Main Authors Bonisch, S., Kalkner, W.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2003
Subjects
Biological system modeling
Circuit simulation
Current measurement
Electrodes
Electrostatic discharge
Protection
Pulse measurements
Sparks
SPICE
Voltage
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Summary:The voltage-current behavior of a short spark gap having 6 /spl mu/m gap distance as a protection device against electrostatic discharge (ESD) is described. The protection capabilities and deviation of important parameters as a function of the number of applied discharges are presented and discussed. A new PSPICE model able to simulate surface and gas discharge processes at the spark gap is introduced. Measurement and simulation data are compared while taking these fundamental processes into account.
ISBN:9780780378353
0780378350
DOI:10.1109/ISEMC.2003.1236560