Theo Smedes began work in ESD in 2000 and is currently Fellow for ESD, Latch-up, and EOS within NXP Semiconductors. He published several papers on ESD and introduced an ESD design course within NXP. Theo is a member of all ESDA device testing working groups and is chair of the TLP working group. He has been a member of the Industry Council on ESD Target Levels since it was founded in 2006.