OVER-VOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

摘要

A protection device (20) for integrated ciruits (11) which prevents damage caused by over-voltage power surges. The protection device comprising an insulating carrier (13) having a ground plane (14) and a plurality of conductive pads (17) around a periphery. The plurality of conductive pads are spaced from the ground plane with a precision gap (23). When the protection device is placed over the integrated circuit chip (10), the plurality of conductive pads are coupled to the bonding pads (12) of the integrated circuit and at least one of the conductive pads is coupled to the ground plane.