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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2008
Thomas Baier, München, DE;
Waldemar Gawlik, Samerberg, DE;
Günter Kovacs, München, DE;
Anton Leidl, Hohenbrunn, DE;
Christian Math, München, DE;
Werner Ruile, München, DE;
Thomas Baier, München, DE;
Waldemar Gawlik, Samerberg, DE;
Günter Kovacs, München, DE;
Anton Leidl, Hohenbrunn, DE;
Christian Math, München, DE;
Werner Ruile, München, DE;
EPCOS AG, , DE;
Abstract
An electrical component has electrically conducting structures placed on an electrically isolating or semiconductive substrate and component structures sensitive to a voltage or an electrical arcing and galvanically separated from one another. To prevent an arcing between the galvanically separated component structures, the component structures are short-circuited with a shunt line having a smaller cross-section than the remaining electrical conductor tracks. The shunt lines can be burnt through by application of an electrical current at any given time, whereby a galvanic separation of the component structures is effected, if necessary, for the function of the component.