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.
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].