Damage from a Lightning Bolt or a Spark—It （闪电或Spark-It造成的损失）.pdf

Maxim Design Support Technical Documents Application Notes 1-Wire® Devices APP 4491 Maxim Design Support Technical Documents Application Notes A/D and D/A Conversion/Sampling Circuits APP 4491 Maxim Design Support Technical Documents Application Notes Amplifier and Comparator Circuits APP 4491 Keywords: lightning, integrated circuits, electrical overstress, EOS, electrostatic discharge, ESD, reliability, spark, triboelectric voltage, short rise time, HBM, human body model, Schottky diodes, Zener diode, transient suppression, TVS, MOV APPLICATION NOTE 4491 Damage from a Lightning Bolt or a Spark—It Depends on How Tall You Are! By: Bill Laumeister, Strategic Applications Engineer Sep 12, 2012 Abstract: Large steel buildings, automobiles, mountains, even people survive real atmospheric lightning. Humans can also create their own miniature lightning bolts (sparks) and survive. When those sparks reach an IC, however, major trouble results. In this tutorial, we will discuss ways to protect printed circuit boards (PCBs) against ESD destruction. We will show that analog parts with bigger geometries are the best to use to protect a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) with their small geometries. By taking these measures, the ICs in an FPGA remain more reliable and deliver consistent quality performance. A similar version of this article appeared in the July 27, 2012 issue of Power Electronics Technology magazine. Introduction Lightning can be fun and entertaining, or dangerous and destructive. Maybe all these things at once—it just depends on where you are, what you are doing, and your height. For an IC, lightning is never good. A few years ago we were in a 10-story, steel-frame hotel building. An afternoon lightning storm approached across a large open field. Because of the buildings steel frame, we felt comfortably safe. Our computers were not plugged in, so that was no concern. It was a spectacular show for about 10 minutes as th