Design-Reuse

Testable SoCs : Every new design is an ESD test chip

The effect of low ESD immunity on a new product introduction can be both obvious and subtle. Manufacturing and test facilities adhere to ANSI standards for ESD protection and handling of chips based ...
Electronic Design

The ESDA and JEDEC Revise Standards for ESD Testing

JEDEC Solid State Technology Association and the ESD Association today announced the publication of ANSI/ESDA/JEDEC JS-001-2011 for Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity (ESD) Testing - Human Body Model ...
EDN

Understanding and comparing the differences in ESD testing

ESD (electrostatic discharge)—the sudden andmomentary electric current that flows betweentwo objects at different electrical potentials—causes equipment failure and network downtime,thus causing ...
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 ...