EDN

Pericom First to Market with Gigabit Ethernet LAN Switches Featuring Enhanced ESD Protection

Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM), a worldwide preferred supplier of both high-speed integrated circuits and frequency control devices, today broadened its industry leading LAN Switch ...
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 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Shortest Resistance Path Deception In ESD Protection Circuit P2P Debug

Verifying and fixing ESD protection circuit violations is an essential step in tapeout sign-off flows for today’s IC chip designs. As one of the most commonly used ESD verification flows, the point to ...
Nature

Electrostatic Discharge Protection in CMOS Technologies

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection remains a critical facet in the design and fabrication of CMOS integrated circuits. With the continuing downscaling of device dimensions and the increasing ...
Machine Design

Four Ways to Enhance ESD Protection After Your Design Flunks Its ESD Test

•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 ...