Repeatable ESD protection utilizing a process for unshorting a first shorting material between electrical pads and reshorting by recreating the short
US7236334B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K2101/42
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for shorting, unshorting, and reshorting an electronic component such as an MR sensor provides a repeatable ESD protection scheme. A conductive line of an electrically conductive first shorting material is created between electrical leads operatively coupled to an electronic component for creating a short therebetween. The short is severed using a laser. The short is recreated by applying a second shorting material, which may or may not be the same as the first shorting material.
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