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 ...

Equipped with instrumentation for making measurements and conducting ESD audits according to ANSI/ESD S20.20 Static Control Program Standard, the PSK-310 ESD System Analysis Kit includes a variety of ...

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

LONDON — Sofics BVBA (Gistel, Europe), a company formed by a management buy-out of Sarnoff Europe, is introducing a line of design solutions for high-voltage ICs that provide on-chip protection ...

The performance and reliability of an electronics system largely depend on the system’s immunity from an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event. Because the components, custom chips and package come from ...