Michael Khazhinsky

Why ESD Electronic Design Automation Checks are So Critical: Part 2

A new version of Technical Report TR18.0-01-25 (TR18) on ESD Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Checks by the ESD Association’s Working Group 18 is about to be released. This article, divided into Part 1 and Part 2, provides guidelines for the EDA industry and the ESD design community for establishing a comprehensive ESD verification flow to address the ESD design challenges of modern ICs.

Why ESD Electronic Design Automation Checks are So Critical: Part 1

This article introduces an upcoming Technical Report (TR18) from the ESD Association on Electronic Design Automation checks. It details integrated ESD verification throughout IC design phases, covering schematic-based topological checks and layout-based verification to ensure comprehensive ESD protection in modern circuits.

Can Electrostatic Discharge Design Problems Be Solved with Electronic Design Automation Tools Alone? Part 2

In Part 1 of the article, we reviewed what EDA tools are good for. Here we will discuss EDA tool limitations.

Can Electrostatic Discharge Design Problems Be Solved with Electronic Design Automation Tools Alone? Part 1

Going back several decades, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) design and layout checks that were done manually were laborious and time-consuming, let alone not confidently reliable.

Latch-up Electronic Design Automation Checks

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

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ESD Electronic Design Automation Checks

The verification of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in a complex integrated circuit (IC) design is extremely challenging. Leading-edge designs have many supply domains and voltage levels for different functional parts like radio frequency (RF), digital and high voltage blocks, making ESD checking a complex and error prone task. Relying on manual verification alone poses a significant risk of missing design flaws, which can be very costly during manufacturing and in the field. Consequently, automated ESD checking is highly desired in today’s design flow. This article outlines the essential requirements of the ESD verification flow as defined by the ESD Association (ESDA) Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tool Working Group [1].

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