• DocumentCode
    505534
  • Title

    Application of 3-D electromagnetic modeling to ESD design and control for class 0 devices

  • Author

    Wallash, Albert ; Tazzoli, Augusto

  • Author_Institution
    Hitachi Global Storage Technol., San Jose, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    Aug. 30 2009-Sept. 4 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    Full 3-D electromagnetic simulations are used to study the behavior of a shunted device on a transmission line, a grounded factory tool block, and an RF-MEMS switch during an ESD event. Surface current and electric field patterns show multiple current paths for the high-frequency ESD pulse and lead to interesting results. The surface current flow and E-field patterns for the RF-MEMS shunt switch are presented.
  • Keywords
    electric current measurement; electromagnetic field theory; electrostatic discharge; microswitches; 3-D electromagnetic modeling; ESD design; RF-MEMS switch; class 0 devices; current paths; electric field patterns; grounded factory tool block; high-frequency ESD pulse; shunted device; surface current; transmission line; Coplanar transmission lines; Electromagnetic devices; Electromagnetic modeling; Electrostatic discharge; Production facilities; Protection; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Switches; Transmission lines; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    EOS/ESD Symposium, 2009 31st
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-58537-176-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-58537-176-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5340121