Dr. Ir. Dolphin Abessolo-Bidzo is currently working as RF ESD and Latch-Up Expert for advanced RFCMOS, BiCMOS and CMOS technologies within NXP Semiconductors. Dolphin has published papers in IEEE scientific journals, symposia and conferences on ESD, RF and time domain analysis and holds several patents in the field of ESD protection. He is member of the ESDA Workgroup-18 on Electronic Design Automation.
Arnold Nielsen has over 50 years of experience in the automotive electronics industry. He has worked as an instrumentation engineer, powertrain (engine, transmission) hardware/software design engineer and as a Senior Technical Specialist in Reliability, Product Assurance, and EMC. After retiring in 2005, he has consulted on a wide variety of products (Arnie Nielsen Consulting LLC). He is an iNARTE certified Master EMC design engineer.
Dr. Jeremy Smallwood is an independent consultant, trainer, and researcher specializing in electrostatics and electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and control. In March 1998, he set up his company Electrostatic Solutions Ltd to give a broad range of expert electrostatics-related training, consultancy, electrostatic measurements, and R&D services.
Jeremy commenced his career working for 7 years in design and development of electronic instruments. He achieved his Ph.D. in low energy electrostatic spark ignition studies and subsequently led the Electrostatics Section at ERA Technology Ltd., where he undertook a wide variety of electrostatics research and consultancy work including prevention of electrostatic damage to electronics, and electrostatics explosion hazards avoidance.
Jeremy contributes to standards as a UK expert working on the handling of ESD-sensitive devices and control of electrostatic hazards. Between 2000 and 2012 he was Chairman of IEC TC101, the IEC Committee responsible for electrostatics standards including IEC 61340-5-1. He was awarded the 2010 ESD Association Industry Pioneer Award and the Electrostatics 2017 International Fellow Award.
Jeremy is the author of “The ESD Control Program Handbook” published by Wiley in 2020. He has been attending and presenting papers at the EOS/ESD Symposium for around 20 years.
Steli Loznen has over 40 years of experience in compliance issues associated with medical electrical equipment and participates in the IEC standardization as WG Convener and Project Leader. In 2017, he received the IEC’s 1906 Award in recognition of his efforts to advance the work of the IEC. Loznen is also a member of the Experts Evaluation Team of the European Commission, a member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE-PSES, and a vice-president for IEEE-PSES technical activities.
The author is with the Intelligent Process Automation and Robotics Lab at the Institute of Anthropomatics and Robotics (IAR-IPR) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
The author is with the Intelligent Process Automation and Robotics Lab at the Institute of Anthropomatics and Robotics (IAR-IPR) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
The author is with the Intelligent Process Automation and Robotics Lab at the Institute of Anthropomatics and Robotics (IAR-IPR) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Richard Freeland is a San Diego writer most recently fascinated by how archaeologists use new technologies as storytelling tools—breathing new life into ancient civilizations. Freeland works as the Marketing Team Lead for Advanced Test Equipment Corp. (ATEC).
Heinrich Wolf received his diploma degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and his Ph.D. from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. He joined the chair of integrated circuits at TUM as a member of the scientific staff working on electrostatic discharge-related issues. This involved modeling of ESD-protection elements, parameter extraction techniques, and test chip design. In 1999, he joined the Munich branch of the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM) which became the Fraunhofer Institution for Microsystems and Solid State Technologies EMFT in 2010. He was involved in the investigation of ESD protections for CMOS and smart power technologies. Furthermore, he worked on the simulation and development of ESD protections and on the devel¬opment of ESD test methods and tester characterization. He is also coordinating the ESD-related activities at the EMFT including the development of ESD test systems and the design of protection structures for deep submicron technologies. Furthermore, he works in the field of RF simulation and characterization in the frequency range up to 110 GHz. Currently, he also represents the German ESD-Forum in the standards working groups.