Whether you’re designing integrated circuits, equipment, or systems, you absolutely must provide protection from electrostatic discharge (ESD). ESD is a common problem in most environments. Product ...

Protection against ESD events (commonly referred to as ESD robustness) is an extremely important aspect of integrated circuit (IC) design and verification, including 2.5/3D designs. ESD events cause ...

Lighter, smaller consumer devices, such as laptops, cell phones, and iPods, use ASICs with geometries as small as 90 nm. At those geometries, even small levels of ESD (electrostatic-discharge)-induced ...

•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 ...

As semiconductor manufacturers introduce new wireline transmission devices built on smaller CMOS geometries, more circuit protection challenges are emerging. This article explores five frequently ...