ESD events are notoriously difficult to simulate; test chips burn time and money, and do not address power bussing issues; design rules are meant to be broken; and innovation often occurs at the ...

Just placing an 8-kV rated ESD protection device on the data lines or I/O pins being protected does not guarantee the chip set itself will pass an 8 kV in-system test. Board layout and device ...

The ground point may be a previously tested ESD common-point ground or an equipment ground reference. With the test subject wearing ESD control footwear and standing on an ESD control floor ...

All designers know they need to protect ICs from electrostatic discharge (ESD). So it may be useful to know that protection device suppliers Bourns and Littelfuse have a number of design kits to help ...

ESD events are notoriously difficult to simulate; test chips burn time and money, and do not address power bussing issues; design rules are meant to be broken; and innovation often occurs at the ...