EDN

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

ESD protection devices target next-generation interfaces

April 22, 2014. ON Semiconductor has introduced five new electrostatic discharge (ESD) suppression devices for today’s most advanced interfaces. Patent-pending design techniques and process technology ...
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, ...
EDN

Low-capacitance ESD protection device targets high data-rate apps

Menlo Park, Calif. — Raychem Circuit Protection, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, has expanded its circuit protection portfolio with the introduction of its electrostatic discharge (ESD) ...