Title :
The application of spark gaps on audio jack for ESD protection
Author :
Jing Li ; Jun Fan ; Pommerenke, David
Author_Institution :
EMC Lab., Missouri Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Rolla, MO, USA
Abstract :
ESD strikes can be suppressed by placing ESD protection devices along ESD current paths. As primary ESD protection on PCBs, spark gaps are cheap and take little space, but the breakdown voltage is not low enough and the lag time can be too long to protect the circuit. The effect of adding carbon and non linear polymers to the spark gap is investigated in this paper.
Keywords :
electric breakdown; electric connectors; electrostatic discharge; polymers; printed circuits; spark gaps; ESD current path; ESD protection device; PCB; audio jack; breakdown voltage; circuit protection; electrostatic discharge; nonlinear polymer; spark gap; Breakdown voltage; Electrostatic discharges; Integrated circuits; Spark gaps; Sparks; Voltage measurement; ESD protection; VSD; breakdown voltage; polymer; spark gaps; time lag;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), 2013 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0408-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.2013.6670517
