DocumentCode
22048
Title
Effect of spark gap shape on time lag
Author
Wan, Fu ; Pommerenke, David ; Shumiya, Hideki ; Araki, Kotaro
Author_Institution
Jiangsu Key Lab. of Meteorol. Obs. & Inf. Process., Nanjing Univ. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Nanjing, China
Volume
49
Issue
13
fYear
2013
fDate
June 20 2013
Firstpage
795
Lastpage
796
Abstract
Presented is the effect of sharp spark gap on time lag, which is a very important factor in electrostatic discharge modelling. A long time lag induces a large discharge current and a fast rise time. The large discharge current often causes soft errors in many products. Through measurement and simulation, the relation between sharp edge and time lag is quantified. The result can be used in numerical simulation of breakdown voltage. With the numerical simulation, knowing only the geometry of the spark gap can obtain the discharge current.
Keywords
delays; electric breakdown; electrostatic discharge; numerical analysis; spark gaps; breakdown voltage; discharge current; electrostatic discharge modelling; numerical simulation; rise time; sharp edge; spark gap geometry; spark gap shape; time lag;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el.2013.1453
Filename
6553022
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