Protection of electrical devices with voltage variable materials

An electrical device for providing protection against EOS transients, the device comprising:

• first and second coplanar rows of electrical leads, each electrical lead being spaced apart from each adjacent electrical lead in a respective row at least a distance A;
• a ground plane positioned coplanar with the first and second coplanar rows of electrical leads, the ground plane spaced from each of the electrical leads of the coplanar rows a distance B, the distance A being greater than the distance B;
• and
• a layer of voltage variable material filling at least part of the space between the plurality of electrical leads and the space between the electrical leads and the ground plane.

An electrical device for providing protection against EOS transients, the device made by steps comprising:

• providing first and second rows of electrical leads, each electrical lead being spaced apart from other adjacent electrical leads in a respective row at least a distance A, and a ground plane positioned entirely between the first and second rows of electrical leads, the ground plane spaced from each of the electrical leads of the rows a distance B, the distance A being greater than the distance B;
• providing a layer of voltage variable material (“VVM”);
• and
• filling at least part of the space between the plurality of electrical leads and the space between the electrical leads and the ground plane with at least part of the VVM layer.