Surge protection for interface circuits of communication system

Author

Chen, Qingheng ; He, Jinliang ; Zhou, Wenjun ; Su, Qi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. of Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China

Volume

18

Issue

1

fYear

2003

fDate

1/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

85

Lastpage

89

Abstract

Microelectronic circuits are often damaged by surges. Surge protection for microelectronic circuits has some special requirements that are different than those for electrical equipment. The approach that the surge invades microelectronic circuits is studied in this paper. The surge withstand capability of some typical serial communication integrated chips, the behaviors of voltage-limiting components, and the influence of the connecting capacitance of a voltage-clamping device on digital signals are studied. Then, a design method of surge suppressor for communication systems is proposed.

Keywords

capacitance; data communication; integrated circuits; surge protection; capacitance; communication system; digital signals; electrical equipment; microelectronic circuits; serial communication integrated chips; surge protection; surge withstand capability; voltage-clamping device; voltage-limiting components; Aerospace electronics; Capacitance; Circuits; Electronic equipment; Helium; Joining processes; Microelectronics; Surge protection; Surges; Threshold voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPWRD.2002.803695

Filename

1159901