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 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

ESD Co-Design For High-Speed SerDeS In FinFET Technologies

An electronic device is susceptible to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) damage during its entire life cycle, including the phase from the completion of the silicon wafer processing to when the device ...
Electronic Design

Understanding ESD And EOS Failures In Semiconductor Devices

Static electricity can be defined as a stationary charge that builds up on the surface of a material. The interaction between stationary charges, known as electrostatics, leads to two key problems: ...
EDN

ESD group seeks more OEM support

SAN JOSE, Calif. — An ad hoc group that is forging guidelines for electrostatic discharge (ESD) specifications for ICs is hammering out a new campaign and white paper that hopes to get more of the ...
Electronic Design

Is System-Level ESD Testing Valid for ICs?

Electronic system designs often include transient protection to ensure system robustness for electrostatic discharge (ESD) events. Adding external ESD protection without compromising system I/O speed, ...