Spark gap structures for detection and protection against electrical overstress events

The disclosed technology generally relates to electrical overstress protection devices, and more particularly to electrical overstress monitoring devices for detecting electrical overstress events in semiconductor devices. In one aspect, an electrical overstress monitor and/or protection device incl...

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Hauptverfasser: McGuinness, Patrick Martin, Clarke, David J, Bradley, Shaun, Wei, Nijun, Coyne, Edward John, Heffernan, Stephen Denis, Boland, David M, Aherne, David, O'Donnell, Alan J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The disclosed technology generally relates to electrical overstress protection devices, and more particularly to electrical overstress monitoring devices for detecting electrical overstress events in semiconductor devices. In one aspect, an electrical overstress monitor and/or protection device includes a two different conductive structures configured to electrically arc in response to an EOS event and a sensing circuit configured to detect a change in a physical property of the two conductive structures caused by the EOS event. The two conductive structures have facing surfaces that have different shapes.