Stripline transient protection device
AssigneePolyPhaser Corporation
InventorsOmer Akdag, Ted K. Kulbieda, Roger Bishop
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Abstract
Apparatus for protecting electronic components and equipment and method of manufacturing the apparatus. A transient protection device capable of mounting onto a circuit board. The transient protection device includes first and second conductive paths. The first conductive path lies in a first plane and the second conductive path lies in a second plane spaced apart from the first plane. Furthermore, a dielectric material lies in a third plane disposed between the first and the second plane. A ground plane is coupled with said first conductive path to discharge an electrical surge.
Claims22
A stripline transient protection device comprising:
- a first conductive path having a first portion and a second portion and lying in a first plane, the first portion configured to receive a signal and a surge, and the second portion configured to divert the surge to a ground;
- a second conductive path lying in a second plane spaced apart from the first plane, wherein the first portion of the first conductive path is configured to couple the signal to the second conductive path;
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- a dielectric material lying in a third plane disposed between the first plane and the second plane.
A transient protection device mounted on a circuit board for receiving an electrical surge, said transient protection device comprising:
- a protected port;
- an surge port configured to receive an electrical surge, said surge port positioned substantially opposite from said protected port;
- a ground port directly connected to said surge port, said ground port configured to provide a path for said electrical surge to be routed to a ground;
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- a body having a plurality of insulating layers, said body positioned between said protected port and said surge port, said body configured to block said electrical surge from traveling to said protected port.
A surge suppressor comprising:
- an input port configured to receive a signal and a surge;
- an output port configured to transmit said signal;
- a ground port directly connected to said input port and a aground, said ground port configured to discharge said surge to said ground;
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- an insulating layer lying in a first plane and interposed between said input port and said output port, said insulating layer configured to pass said signal and attenuate said surge.
A surge suppression system comprising:
- a circuit board;
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- a surge suppressor mounted on said circuit board, said surge suppressor comprising:
- a body having a top non-conductive layer and a bottom non-conductive layer;
- a conductive trace having a first end and a second end and sandwiched between the top non-conductive layer and the bottom non-conductive layer;
- a surge port connected to the first end and configured to receive a surge and a signal;
- a ground port connected to the second end and configured to divert said surge to a system ground;
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- a protected port configured to transmit said signal.
A surge suppressor comprising:
- a first body having a top portion including a first conductive trace, said first conductive trace having a first end and a second end, said first end configured to receive a signal and said second end coupled to a system ground;
- a second body having a bottom portion including a second conductive trace;
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- an insulating layer sandwiched between the top portion of said first body and the bottom portion of said second body.
A surge suppression system comprising:
- means for mounting a chip;
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- a surge suppressor connected to said means for mounting, said surge suppressor comprising:
- a body having a top non-conductive layer and a bottom non-conductive layer;
- a conductive trace having a first end and a second end and positioned between the top non-conductive layer and the bottom non-conductive layer;
- means connected to the first end, for receiving a surge and a signal;
- means connected to the second end, for diverting said surge to a ground;
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- means for transmitting said signal to said means for mounting.
A method of manufacturing a transient protection device comprising:
- forming a first conductive trace on a first insulating material;
- forming a second conductive trace on a second insulating material;
- plating said first and said second conductive traces with copper;
- bonding a third insulating material between said first and said second insulating materials;
- drilling an opening for a surge port, a protected port, and a ground port;
- positioning an insulating zone within each drilled opening;
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- positioning a conductor within each insulating zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.