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Commercial Versus Automotive ESD Integrated Circuit Qualification, Part 1

Integrated circuits intended for automotive applications have higher electrostatic discharge (ESD) qualification requirements than those intended for commercial and consumer electronics.

Using an AM Radio as an Effective Troubleshooting Tool

An AM radio can be useful for finding both radiated emissions and ESD events. Understanding how radio works is essential for engineers to use this low-cost technology to troubleshoot complex EMI issues.

ESD Compliance in a Server Room

A careful review of empirical research, multiple ESD standards, and return on investment provides a strong case for evaluating the installation of ESD flooring in server rooms and data centers.

Industry Council’s Latch‑up Survey

This article provides a high-level overview of the Industry Council paper “Survey on Latch‑up Testing Practices and Recommendations for Improvements,” which describes the full analysis of the collected responses and lays a path for potential adaptations needed to accommodate its use in future technologies and applications.

Challenges of Designing System-Level ESD Protection at the IC-Level

There is often confusion about the interaction between IC-level component ESD protection and the appropriately required system-level ESD protection strategy.

Latch-up Electronic Design Automation Checks

This article introduces typical latch-up verification techniques to detect and prevent latch-up. These techniques rely on electronic design automation (EDA) tools to deliver the coverage necessary to identify and eliminate latch-up risks.

ESD in Joe’s Garage

When handling ESD-sensitive components, we must protect them from ESD damage.

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.

Indium-gallium-zinc-oxide (IGZO) Thin-film-transistors (TFT) and ESD

The thin-film transistor (TFT) became commercially available slightly more than 30 years ago in the form of a switch for the Liquid Crystal Display.

Characterization for ESD Design, the TLP Zoo: Part 2

This is the second of a two-part series on transmission line pulse (TLP) testing.

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