Patent · US Expired

Carrier element for an IC module

US4617605A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

GAO Gesellschaft für Automation und organisation mbH · DE

Inventors

Werner Obrecht · Moers, DE
Yahya Haghiri-Tehrani · Munich, DE
Joachim Hoppe · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 24, 1985
Grant date	Oct 14, 1986
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2005

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01L2224/16225
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A carrier element for an IC module for incorporation into data carriers, in which the IC module is connectd with contact surfaces by means of leads, and the contact surfaces are designed for direct contacting. In order to protect the Integrated Circuit against destruction due to static charges, measures are provided to dissipate outside the circuit any portions of charge that may occur. In one embodiment, all terminals of the circuit have a low resistance connection with each other. The connection is suspended during each operational phase and is then restored. In a further embodiment, the terminals are bridged by spark gaps. This protective step is advantageous in that it is not necessary to remove and then restore the bridging.

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