Electrostatic discharge event and transient signal detection and measurement device and method
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1. A device for the detection of electromagnetic emission events, comprising:
- a receiver that receives an electromagnetic emission;
a low-bandwidth active electronic circuit with a bandwidth lower than a bandwidth of the received electromagnetic emission, the low-bandwidth active electronic circuit generating a slowly decaying output signal in response to the received electromagnetic emission having a predetermined rise time so that an electromagnetic emission event with a predetermined rise time is identified.
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Abstract
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) event and transient signal detection and measurement device and method are described. The device and method are able to distinguish between an ESD event and other non-ESD events.
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58 Claims
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1. A device for the detection of electromagnetic emission events, comprising:
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a receiver that receives an electromagnetic emission;
a low-bandwidth active electronic circuit with a bandwidth lower than a bandwidth of the received electromagnetic emission, the low-bandwidth active electronic circuit generating a slowly decaying output signal in response to the received electromagnetic emission having a predetermined rise time so that an electromagnetic emission event with a predetermined rise time is identified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 58)
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24. A device for identifying an ESD Event, comprising:
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a receiver that receives an input signal;
an identifier unit that compares the received input signal to a predetermined signal in order to determine if the input signal is an ESD event signal; and
an output circuit for outputting an identification signal if the input signal is identified as an ESD event signal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A device for identifying an ESD Event, comprising:
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a receiver that receives an input signal, the input signal having an envelope;
an identifier unit that compares the received input signal envelope to a predetermined signal envelope in order to determine if the input signal is an ESD event signal; and
an output circuit for outputting an identification signal if the input signal is identified as an ESD event signal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A device for measuring an emission signal from a distance, comprising:
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a receiver that receives an input signal;
a signal distance measuring unit that determines a distance to the input signal; and
a signal strength determining unit that determines a strength of the input signal based on the input signal and the distance to the input signal. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An electrostatic discharge event emission detection device, comprising:
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a receiver that receives an input signal;
a signal distance measuring unit that determines a distance to the input signal;
a signal strength determining unit that determines a strength of the input signal; and
a processor that determines a voltage that caused the input signal, the voltage being determined based on the distance to the input signal, the strength of the input signal and a model of discharge of the input signal. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A device for determining a type of discharge, comprising:
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a receiver that receives an input discharge;
a pulse generator circuit that generates a series of pulses based on the input discharge and a clock signal; and
a comparator circuit that compares the series of pulses generated for a particular input discharge to a predetermined number of pulses associated with a particular discharge type to determine the type of discharge. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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