EDN

2-Channel Clamp Voltage ESD

The TPD2S017 provides a robust system-level ESD solution for the high-speed lines interfacing low-voltage, ESD-sensitive core chipset. This device offers two stage ESD clamps in each line with 1- ...
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 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

ESD Signoff No Longer A “Nice to Have” In FinFET Design Era

As the semiconductor industry transitions to finFETs, reliability challenges are increasing. ESD designers are challenged with new issues that would require significant rethinking and redesign of ...
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 ...
EDN

Challenges for ESD-Robust Design in State-of-the-Art Analog Technologies

As the popularity of portable electronics, “smart devices”, and automotive electronics keeps increasing, so does the need for analog functions to be embedded in ICs. This drives the demand for ...