EDN

On Semiconductor ESD9L5: ESD-protection device clamps input-ESD waveforms in nanoseconds

Joining the vendor’s ESD (electrostatic-discharge)-protection family, the ESD9L single-line ESD-protection device provides 0.5-pF capacitance. Suiting use in cell phones, MP3 players, PDAs, and ...
EDN

Link EMI to ESD events

Although most engineers recognize the benefits of controlling static charges that can damage sensitive devices, there's an additional reason to implement a comprehensive control program for ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Context-Aware SPICE Simulation Improves The Fidelity Of ESD Analysis

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a major reliability concern for integrated circuit (IC) designs. ESD verification is proving to be a significant challenge at advanced nodes, due to growing IC design ...
Electronic Design

ESD Chip Achieves Low Capacitance And Clamping Voltage

Protecting high-speed data lines in portable applications, the ESD9L ESD protection device in an SOD-923 package exhibits a capacitance of 0.5 pF and clamps an input ESD waveform of 15 kV per IEC61000 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

A New Multi-Stimuli-Based Simulation Method for ESD Design Verification

“This paper analyzes TCAD ESD simulation for both HBM zapping using real-world HBM ESD waveforms as stimuli and TLP testing using square wave TLP pulse trains as stimuli. It concludes that TCAD ESD ...