SelecTech Unveils FreeStyle ESD™ Classic X: Revolutionary Static Control Flooring with Patented Hidden Zipper-Lock Technology

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Semiconductor Engineering

ESD Requirements Are Changing

Standards for specifying a chip’s ability to withstand electrostatic discharge (ESD) are changing – in some cases, getting tougher, and in others, easing up. ESD protection has been on a path from a ...
Semiconductor Engineering

How Robust Is Your ESD Protection? Are You Sure?

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is critical at advanced nodes to safeguard designs against effects intensified by shrinking transistor dimensions and oxide layer thicknesses. On the other ...
Hackaday

Rolex Becomes World’s Most Expensive ESD Strap

Anti-static ESD straps are de rigueur in lab settings for those working with sensitive electronics. They’re a simple protective device, and one that generally doesn’t warrant a second thought. However ...
EDN

ESD protection design for discrete semiconductors

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is caused by the discharge of an excess or deficiency of electrons on one surface with respect to another surface or to ground. When a static charge is present on an ...
EDN

Check ESD simulators first

When you are designing products for compliance with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards, testing circuits for immunity to electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a must. Standards such as IEC 61000 ...
Electronic Design

ESD: A Smartphone’s Worst Enemy

Most consumers are generally unaware that they themselves are the single biggest risk to the electronic devices they have come to depend on every day. Simply touching any device that contains ...