EDN

CMOS logic family brings robust ESD protection to battery-powered devices

CMOS reduces power consumption and board space by more than 30 percent San Jose, Calif.—Royal Philips Electronics today introduced its family of Advanced Ultra-low Power (AUP) CMOS logic, featuring ...
Design-Reuse

Tower Semiconductor licenses 20kV HBM ESD protection from Sarnoff

GISTEL, Belgium & MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel -- July 11, 2007 -- Sarnoff Europe and Tower Semiconductor today announced that Tower Semiconductor has licensed Sarnoff Europe's TakeCharge® electrostatic ...
EDN

Matching ESD protection to process geometry

Advanced CMOS process technologies enable IC designers to deliver higher performing devices, but also increase the need for extra board-level ESD protection to ensure the reliability of the end ...
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 ...
Business Wire

New Advanced SPICE Model for ESD Diodes Addresses Challenges in IC Design and Protection

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Silicon Integration Initiative Compact Model Coalition is proud to announce the release of the ASM-ESD diode model, a new electrostatic discharge compact modeling ...
Semiconductor Engineering

How Robust Is Your ESD Protection? Are You Sure?

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is critical at advanced nodes to safeguard designs against effects intensified by shrinking transistor dimensions and oxide layer thicknesses. On the other ...
Nature

Electrostatic Discharge Protection in Integrated Circuits

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is an essential facet in the design and operation of modern integrated circuits (ICs). As electronic devices become increasingly miniaturised and complex, ...
Plastics Today

Cortec Launches Permanent ESD Stretch Film Solution

Cortec Corp. has taken the wrapping off its EcoSonic VpCI-125 HP Permanent ESD Stretch Film. Unlike traditional "pink poly" stretch films that offer temporary electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, ...
Electronic Design

Save Your ICs from Dreaded ESD

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 ...
Nanowerk

World's first vertically stacked gate-all-around Si nanowire CMOS transistors

(Nanowerk News) At this week’s IEEE IEDM conference, world-leading research and innovation hub for nano-electronics and digital technology, imec, reported for the first time the CMOS integration of ...
Electronic Design

It’s Hot, Powering, And Burning CMOS Logic Circuits

Fig 1. A typical CMOS input circuit comprises a “P” and “N” transistor. One is fully “on” for logic high, and the other is “on” for a logic low. Fig 2. When a CMOS input pin is at logic high or low ...