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 ...
Electronic Design

Simple Yet Effective ESD Testing Methods for Higher Reliability

We’ve all experienced the effect of electrostatic discharge at some point in our lives, the most common case being a tingling sensation one feels after touching a door knob or any metal surface. When ...
EDN

Electrostatic discharge testing standards – understanding & comparing the differences

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is defined as “the sudden and momentary electric current that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials.” ESD causes equipment failure and network ...
Semiconductor Engineering

ESD Guns, Transients And Testing…Oh My!

With the pervasiveness of power management techniques like clock gating and power gating, transient power is on the rise, accompanied by the requirement to closely examine a system for such phenomenon ...
Electronic Design

Is System-Level ESD Testing Valid for ICs?

A study to evaluate the applicability of IEC-61000-4-2 testing at the semiconductor device level finds that results depend more on variations in test setup than in ESD sensitivity. Donna Robinson-Hahn ...
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 ...