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Method and system for electrostatic discharge protection

US8390970B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Harald Gossner · Riemerling, DE
David Johnsson · Munich, DE
Wolfgang Soldner · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2010
Grant date	Mar 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02H9/046
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a system for ESD protection are provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a circuit comprising at least one non-linear element, an application module configured to apply a set of current pulses to the circuit, a determination module configured to determine at least one frequency-dependent and amplitude-dependent transfer function of the circuit based on the set of applied current pulses, a modeling module configured to model at least one frequency-dependent and current-dependent impedance of the at least one non-linear element, and a simulation module to simulate a transmission to the circuit based on the model.

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