EDN

ESD Sensitivity Testing of Mini-Circuits ERA-5XSM

To determine the Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity of Mini-Circuits Amplifier ERA-5XSM in accordance with Human Body Model (HBM) and Machine Model (MM) ESD sensitivity standards. The failure ...
Business Wire

Research and Markets: Electrostatic Discharge (ESD): A Comprehensive Design and Synthesis Guide for Semiconductor, Circuit & ESD Engineers

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/22f186/esd_design_and_sy) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons ...
Nature

Electrostatic Discharge and Soft Failure Analysis in Integrated Circuits

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) poses a significant challenge in the design and operation of integrated circuits, frequently leading to soft failures where transient malfunctions disrupt normal ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Ensuring ESD Protection Verification With Industry-Standard Checks

Electronic design automation (EDA) verification of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is a complex task. Different integrated circuit (IC) design companies use different ESD protection ...
Semiconductor Engineering

ESD Requirements Are Changing

Standards for specifying a chip’s ability to withstand electrostatic discharge (ESD) are changing – in some cases, getting tougher, and in others, easing up. ESD protection has been on a path from a ...
Machine Design

Four Ways to Enhance ESD Protection After Your Design Flunks Its ESD Test

•ESD protectors with low dynamic resistance won’t necessarily protect circuits. •Most damage is caused within the first nanosecond of an ESD event. •The ESD protector should set as close as possible ...