Kathleen Muhonen

Kathleen Muhonen is a Principal Development Engineer at Qorvo, specializing in ESD protection and instrumentation. She serves on ESDA device testing standards committees and holds a Ph.D. in EE from Penn State, with prior roles at HP and Lockheed Martin.

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Small Form Factor CDM Testing: Part 1

FICDM testing wasn't designed for today's tiny chiplets and flip chip assemblies. Part 1 explores critical challenges: probes too large for microbumps, unreliable air discharge below 250V, and the mounting dilemma for bare die products.

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A Look Into Generator Waveforms: Do They Meet the IEC 61000-4-2 Waveform Specification?

This article explores the waveform specifications called out in the IEC 61000-4-2 standard.

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ESD Design for RF Mobile Applications

This article highlights key concepts to designing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits for radio frequency (RF) and millimeter wave applications. Needed RF concepts are discussed and some popular protection schemes are illustrated.

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