Field emission silicon surge absorber

Various studies an currently being conducted on microelectron source for it s product applications. Having noted the high-speed properties of electrons issued from an emitter in a vacuum we applied these to surge absorbers. Ab sorption properties and service life in surge voltage applications are cruc ial factors in rating surge absorbers, Tests confirmed that our surge absor ber had absorption superior to conventional surge absorbers and that servic e life remained stable after some 10,000 surge voltage repetitions. Observa tion of the emitter after surge voltage application showed localized meltin g, indicating that emission concentrated in one area, causing the observed melting. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.