Motherboard with electrostatic discharge protection function
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorsLung-Fai Tuen, Wen-Hsien Wang, Chiu-Hsien Chang
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Abstract
A motherboard with an electrostatic discharge protection (ESD) function including a first electrode, a second electrode, an isolation region and an energy storage unit is disclosed. The first electrode receives a grounding level. The second electrode includes at least one solder pad to fix an input/output port thereon. The isolation region is disposed between the first and the second electrodes. The energy storage unit is coupled between the first and the second electrodes and disposed across the isolation region.
Claims11
A motherboard with an electrostatic discharge protection (ESD) function, comprising:
- a first electrode receiving a grounding level;
- a second electrode comprising at least one solder pad to fix an input/output port thereon;
- an isolation region disposed between the first and the second electrodes;
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- an energy storage unit coupled between the first and the second electrodes and disposed across the isolation region,
- wherein the energy storage unit does not electrically connect to the isolation region,
- wherein the second electrode receives the grounding level, and
- wherein the capacitance of the capacitor is higher than 1 uF.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.