INTEGRATED-CIRCUIT MODULE FOR AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH A PLUG-IN DEVICE

摘要

An integrated circuit module contains an integrated switching circuit which is connected to a flexible ribbon cable or a flexible circuit board inside a casing. The spring force presses the conductor tracks of the flexible circuit board against a conductive surface in the casing so that the conductor tracks are short-circuited and the potential of all the contact leads of the integrated circuit is raised uniformly in the event of an electrostatic discharge. A plug-in device is inserted through an opening in the casing to disconnect the short-circuit connection and to connect the integrated circuit to the electronic equipment. The protection is automatically restored if the plug-in device is pulled out.