is intended by the appended claims to cover all such features
and advantages of the invention which fall within the true
spirit and scope of the present invention.
Furthermore, since numerous modifications and variations
will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not
desired that the present invention be limited to the exact
construction and operation illustrated and described herein,
and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents
which may be resorted to are intended to fall within the
scope of the claims.
We claim:
1. An apparatus for use with an ESD gun in localizing
electrostatic discharge (ESD) susceptible components of a
system, said ESD gun providing a source of electric current,
comprising:
a wire coil;
a shielded transmission line for receiving said electric
current from said ESD gun, said transmission line
having a first end and a second end, said first end
coupled to said gun via a limiting resistor and said
second end coupled to said wire coil, wherein said
electric current flows through said coil and creates a
magnetic field that causes errors in the operation of said
system when said coil is placed at a fixed distance from
one of said ESD susceptible components, thereby localizing
an ESD susceptible component of said system;
and
a shield to contain the magnetic field emanating from one
portion of said wire coil.
is intended by the appended claims to cover all such featuresand advantages of the invention which fall within the truespirit and scope of the present invention.Furthermore, since numerous modifications and variationswill readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired that the present invention be limited to the exactconstruction and operation illustrated and described herein,and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalentswhich may be resorted to are intended to fall within thescope of the claims.We claim:1. An apparatus for use with an ESD gun in localizingelectrostatic discharge (ESD) susceptible components of asystem, said ESD gun providing a source of electric current,comprising:a wire coil;a shielded transmission line for receiving said electriccurrent from said ESD gun, said transmission linehaving a first end and a second end, said first endcoupled to said gun via a limiting resistor and saidsecond end coupled to said wire coil, wherein saidelectric current flows through said coil and creates amagnetic field that causes errors in the operation of saidsystem when said coil is placed at a fixed distance fromone of said ESD susceptible components, thereby localizingan ESD susceptible component of said system;anda shield to contain the magnetic field emanating from oneportion of said wire coil.
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