Low insertion loss electrostatic discharge (ESD) limiter
AssigneeTektronix, Inc.
InventorsSahand Noorizadeh, James D. Pileggi, Kyle Grist
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Abstract
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) limiting device for a coaxial transmission line can include an outer housing or shielding, a ground portion positioned within the outer housing, a center pin positioned within the ground portion, and a beam lead device—such as a Schottky diode or other diode—positioned between the ground portion and the center pin and electrically coupled between the ground portion and the center pin. The ESD limiting device may also include one or more spring members mounted on the ground portion to provide elasticity to the device to maintain signal transmission and grounding within the coaxial transmission line.
Claims20
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) limiting device, comprising:
- a ground portion configured to maintain a ground connection within a coaxial transmission line;
- a center pin positioned within the ground portion and configured to maintain a signal connection within the coaxial transmission line;
- a first beam lead device radially positioned on and electrically coupled between the ground portion and the center pin;
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- a second beam lead device radially positioned on and electrically coupled between the ground portion and the center pin.
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) limiting device, comprising:
- a ground portion positioned within an outer housing;
- at least one spring component mounted on the ground portion;
- a center pin positioned within the ground portion;
- at least one spring component mounted on the center pin;
- a non-conductive portion positioned between the ground portion and the center pin;
- a first beam lead device radially positioned on and electrically coupled between the ground portion and the center pin;
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- a second beam lead device radially positioned on and electrically coupled between the ground portion and the center pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.