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Low Voltage Charged Device Model (CDM) Testing at a Crossroads

Most ESD experts consider CDM testing to be the most critical ESD qualification test for modern integrated circuits. ESD control engineers need to know the charged device ESD robustness of all components passing through their manufacturing line. CDM measurements provide that knowledge.

ESD Parameters for ESD Design, IP Integration, and Verification

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection of Integrated Circuits (ICs) requires seamless discharge paths and voltage clamping along the course of the discharge, between any pins combinations on the IC.

What’s the Trouble with AMRs?

Absolute Maximum Ratings (AMR) are typically listed on semiconductor product datasheets, warning that overstress results in physical damage, jeopardizing reliability.

ESDA Working Group 14, System Level ESD

TLP ideas are helpful in understanding CDE, but it is an imperfect analogy

New Methods of Air Ionizer Performance Testing

This article defines ionization qualification and periodic verification test procedures for ionizers which are not addressed in STM3.1 or SP3.3, including air-assist bar ionizers, soft x-ray ionizers, an alternative method of room ionization, and non-airflow alpha ionizers.
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ESD Open Forum

Updates to Past CDM Open Forum Questions

Product Qualification in an ESD Control Program

Section 7.3 in ANSI/ESD S20.20–2014 includes a requirement for a product qualification plan.

ESD Control in the World of IoT

The Industry 4.0 IoT platform automatically becomes a reliable and dependable venue for compliance verification, eliminating the traditional way of tedious predefined period manual checks.

Automated Handling Equipment

How is automated handling equipment treated under an S20.20 compliant ESD program?

Latch-up Electronic Design Automation Checks

Circuit design reliability verification in Integrated Circuit (IC) design is extremely challenging.
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