DocumentCode
2366544
Title
Interconnects for device ESD protection
Author
Jarrett, Tim ; Unger, Burt
Author_Institution
Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., St. Paul, MN, USA
fYear
1996
fDate
10-12 Sept. 1996
Firstpage
123
Lastpage
129
Abstract
A conductive spring loaded shorting bar on the leads of a TO-220 MOSFET was found to protect it from ESD failures. The MOSFET is used in an implantable cardioverter defibrillator device where quality and reliability is essential. Pre-production samples revealed significant ESD failures, thought to be associated with a mechanical shearing operation. Analysis suggests CDM failures, since testing revealed a low CDM threshold. A custom designed removable shorting interconnect raised all ESD thresholds by at least an order of magnitude.
Keywords
MOSFET; defibrillators; electrostatic discharge; protection; CDM testing; ESD failure; TO-220 MOSFET; conductive spring loaded shorting bar; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; interconnect; mechanical shearing; protection; Defibrillators; Electrostatic discharges; Implantable biomedical devices; Interconnections; MOSFETs; Protection;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium, 1996. Proceedings
Print_ISBN
1-878303-69-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EOSESD.1996.865134
Filename
865134
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