Most CMOS chips include two protection diodes at every I/O pad, wired as clamps. These diodes limit the input voltage from going much higher than V CC or lower than ground. This limitation on the ...

Whether you’re designing integrated circuits, equipment, or systems, you absolutely must provide protection from electrostatic discharge (ESD). ESD is a common problem in most environments. Product ...

A hacker’s view on ESD protection can tell you a lot about them. I’ve seen a good few categories of hackers neglecting ESD protection – there’s the yet-inexperienced ones, ones with a devil-may-care ...

Lighter, smaller consumer devices, such as laptops, cell phones, and iPods, use ASICs with geometries as small as 90 nm. At those geometries, even small levels of ESD (electrostatic-discharge)-induced ...

Fountain Inn, SC. AVX Corp. has released a new series of bidirectional ESD suppression diodes that combine the latest in transient voltage suppression (TVS) technology with miniature, leadless, and ...