Circuit board with electrostatic discharge protection mechanism and electronic apparatus having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11178752-B2
Application number	US-201816226473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2018
Priority date	Jan 11, 2018
Publication date	Nov 16, 2021
Grant date	Nov 16, 2021

Abstract

A circuit board with an electrostatic discharge protection mechanism and an electronic apparatus having the same are provided. The circuit board includes a substrate, at least one signal trace, and a conductive element. The at least one signal trace is disposed on the substrate. The conductive element is electrically connected to a ground plane of the substrate and crosses over the at least one signal trace. The conductive element has at least one discharging portion. The position of the at least one discharging portion corresponds to the at least one signal trace. A gap exists between the at least one discharging portion and the at least one signal trace. A static electricity of the at least one signal trace is discharged to the at least one discharging portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A circuit board with an electrostatic discharge protection mechanism comprising:
a substrate;
at least one signal trace, disposed on the substrate, configured to transmit an electrical signal; and
a conductive element, electrically connected to a ground plane of the substrate and crossing over the at least one signal trace, wherein the conductive element has at least one discharging portion, a position of the at least one discharging portion corresponds to the at least one signal trace, and a gap exists between the at least one discharging portion and the at least one signal trace, wherein a static electricity of the at least one signal trace is discharged to the at least one discharging portion, wherein the conductive element is an electrically conductive element,
wherein a minimum discharge voltage at which the static electricity of the at least one signal trace is discharged to the at least one discharging portion is determined according to a distance of the gap,
wherein the minimum discharge voltage is determined according to the following formula:

Vd
=

B
×
P
×
D

ln
⁡

(

P
×
D

)

+
k

,

wherein Vd is the minimum discharge voltage, B is a constant, P is an atmospheric pressure value, D is the distance of the gap, and k is a parameter associated with the atmospheric pressure value and the distance of the gap.

2. The circuit board with the electrostatic discharge protection mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one discharging portion is a saw-toothed structure, and the distance of the gap is a distance from a tip end of the saw-toothed structure to the at least one signal trace.

3. The circuit board with the electrostatic discharge protection mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one discharging portion is an acicular structure, and the distance of the gap is a distance from a tip end of the acicular structure to the at least one signal trace.

4. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a circuit board comprising:
a substrate;
at least one signal trace, disposed on the substrate, configured to transmit an electrical signal; and
a conductive element, electrically connected to a ground plane of the substrate and crossing over the at least one signal trace, wherein the conductive element has at least one discharging portion, a position of the at least one discharging portion corresponds to the at least one signal trace, and a gap exists between the at least one discharging portion and the at least one signal trace, wherein a static electricity of the at least one signal trace is discharged to the at least one discharging portion, wherein the conductive element is an electrically conductive element,
wherein a minimum discharge voltage at which the static electricity of the at least one signal trace is discharged to the at least one discharging portion is determined according to a distance of the gap,
wherein the minimum discharge voltage is determined according to the following formula:

Vd
=

B
×
P
×
D

ln
⁡

(

P
×
D

)

+
k

,

wherein Vd is the minimum discharge voltage, B is a constant, P is an atmospheric pressure value, D is the distance of the gap, and k is a parameter associated with the atmospheric pressure value and the distance of the gap.

5. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the at least one discharging portion is a saw-toothed structure, and the distance of the gap is a distance from a tip end of the saw-toothed structure to the at least one signal trace.

6. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the at least one discharging portion is an acicular structure, and the distance of the gap is a distance from a tip end of the acicular structure to the at least one signal trace.

Assignees

• Pegatron Corp

Inventors

• Lin Bo-Yu
• Wu Ping-Chung
• Tsao Wei-Chun

Classifications

• H01T4/10

  having a single gap or a plurality of gaps in parallel · CPC title

• H05K1/026 Primary

  Spark gaps · CPC title

• H05K1/181

  associated with surface mounted components · CPC title

• H01T4/08

  structurally associated with protected apparatus (with switches H01H9/14; with fuses H01H85/44) · CPC title

• H05K2201/09236

  Parallel layout · CPC title