Semiconductor Engineering

A Comprehensive Approach To System-Level ESD

The performance and reliability of an electronics system largely depend on the system’s immunity from an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event. Because the components, custom chips and package come from ...
EDN

ESD target levels: Impacting ESD from components to systems

The Industry Council on ESD Target Levels, since its inception in 2006, has strongly influenced the IC industry’s ESD qualification processes. The industry’s original ESD qualification requirements ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Shock Value

Chip-Package-System (CPS) ESD simulation enables system-wide ESD robustness validation, a common challenge in automotive and aerospace applications. To enable CPS ESD analysis requires an accurate ...
Business Wire

Apache Introduces PathFinder, the Industry’s First Full-chip ESD Physical Integrity Solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apache Design Solutions, the technology leader in power integrity and noise closure for chip-package-systems (CPS) convergence, today announced PathFinder™, a ...
EDN

System level transient voltage protection–Five in-depth answers to ESD questions

As semiconductor manufacturers introduce new wireline transmission devices built on smaller CMOS geometries, more circuit protection challenges are emerging. This article explores five frequently ...