Methods for fabricating gas discharge tubes
AssigneeBourns, Inc.
InventorsZuoyi Wang, Peter Shak, Gordon L. Bourns
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Abstract
Methods for fabricating gas discharge tubes. In some embodiments, a method for fabricating a gas discharge tube (GDT) device can include providing or forming an insulator substrate having first and second sides and defining an opening. The method can further include providing or forming a first electrode and a second electrode. The method can further include forming a first glass seal between the first electrode and the first side of the insulator substrate, and a second glass seal between the second electrode and the second side of the insulator substrate, such that the first and second glass seals provide a hermetic seal for a chamber defined by the opening and the first and second electrodes.
Claims20
A method for fabricating a gas discharge tube (GDT) device, the method comprising:
- providing or forming an insulator substrate having first and second sides and defining an opening;
- providing or forming a first electrode and a second electrode;
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- forming a first glass seal between the first electrode and the first side of the insulator substrate, and a second glass seal between the second electrode and the second side of the insulator substrate, such that the first and second glass seals provide a hermetic seal for a chamber defined by the opening and the first and second electrodes.
A method for fabricating a plurality of gas discharge tube (GDT) devices, the method comprising:
- providing or forming an insulator sheet having a plurality of units defined by respective boundaries, such that each unit includes an insulator substrate having first and second sides and defines a respective opening;
- providing or forming a plurality of first electrode and a plurality of second electrode;
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- forming a first glass seal between each first electrode and the first side of the insulator substrate of a respective unit, and a second glass seal between each second electrode and the second side of the insulator substrate of the respective unit, such that the first and second glass seals provide a hermetic seal for a chamber defined by the respective opening and the first and second electrodes.
A method for manufacturing an electrical device, the method comprising:
- fabricating a gas discharge tube by providing or forming an insulator substrate having first and second sides and defining an opening;
- providing or forming a first electrode and a second electrode;
- and forming a first glass seal between the first electrode and the first side of the insulator substrate, and a second glass seal between the second electrode and the second side of the insulator substrate, such that the first and second glass seals provide a hermetic seal for a chamber defined by the opening and the first and second electrodes;
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- electrically connecting an electrical component to the gas discharge tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.