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The teaser maintains a technical, authoritative tone that should appeal to engineering professionals while highlighting the article's key experimental findings. It addresses the misconceptions about AC ionizer safety and emphasizes the quantitative approach taken in the study, which should generate interest among readers concerned with ESD protection in semiconductor manufacturing environments.

By understanding resistance in discharge circuits, engineers can implement effective protection through grounding, dissipative materials, and equipotential bonding—creating comprehensive ESD control programs that safeguard sensitive electronic components.

Why do you get zapped touching a doorknob? Dive into the science of static electricity, from atomic-level charge separation to the surprising role of humidity. This practical guide reveals how static builds up and what it means for protecting sensitive electronics.

Explore innovations in transistor scaling technology with a focus on backside power delivery networks. This technical analysis examines how extremely thinned silicon substrates impact ESD protection in advanced semiconductor devices, offering solutions for maintaining reliability in next-generation chip designs.

This column explores the significant impact of artificial intelligence on advancements in silicon fabrication, focusing on the development of high bandwidth memory (HBM) and associated die-to-die(D2D) electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection challenges.

This text discusses ESD/ESA control in semiconductor fabs, highlighting challenges with S20.20 certification, the importance of grounding conductive materials, managing insulative materials, and using ionization for charge neutralization in wafer manufacturing processes.

Standards continuously evolve, and EOS/ESD Association, Inc. standards are no different. The ESDA is always striving to achieve the highest quality standards.

The article discusses ESD protection challenges for RF switches in SOI technology. It examines the self-protection mechanism, proposes a behavioral model to simulate ESD response more accurately, and explores predicting failure current levels critical for reliable ESD design.

The ESDA technology roadmap is written to support and guide the daily work of ESD and latch-up experts in the worldwide industry and academia.

The behavior of ultra-high-speed interfaces is complex, involving fast-rise time waveforms and on-die transient phenomena that cause device failure at lower CDM levels.