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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
John Paul Tellkamp, Rockwall, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/26 (2014.01); G01R 31/12 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/129 (2013.01); G01R 31/2623 (2013.01); G01R 31/2862 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of testing an integrated circuit clearance distance device ('ICCDD') having a predetermined clearance distance in air requirement and a predetermined isolation voltage limit including calculating a value of the breakdown voltage at the predetermined clearance distance for at least one gas; and selecting a gas in which the ICCDD has a breakdown voltage that is less than the predetermined isolation voltage.