EDN

Challenges for ESD-Robust Design in State-of-the-Art Analog Technologies

As the popularity of portable electronics, “smart devices”, and automotive electronics keeps increasing, so does the need for analog functions to be embedded in ICs. This drives the demand for ...
EDN

Analog IC co-design for latch-up compliance

Design of power/driver ICs in compliance with latchup qualification requirements involves a conceptually different approach in comparison with digital LV (low voltage) ICs. The LV ICs’ electrostatic ...
Business Wire

Research and Markets: Electrostatic Discharge (ESD): A Comprehensive Design and Synthesis Guide for Semiconductor, Circuit & ESD Engineers

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/22f186/esd_design_and_sy) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons ...
Design-Reuse

Sofics Analog I/O's and ESD clamps proven for TSMC 16nm, 12nm and 7nm FinFET processes

Belgium, October 28, 2019 – Sofics bvba (www.sofics.com), a leading semiconductor integrated circuit IP provider announced that its TakeCharge® Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) portfolio is silicon ...
Yahoo Finance

Analog/RF Chip Design Expert Helic Joins ESD Alliance

REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 23, 2017) - Helic, a leading supplier of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software for crosstalk analysis and signoff of high-frequency analog/RF and high-speed ...
Electronic Design

Save Your ICs from Dreaded ESD

Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Numerous devices are available, such as diode arrays, that make it easier than ever to design in electrostatic-discharge protection. Whether you’re designing integrated ...
Semiconductor Engineering

ESD Signoff No Longer A “Nice to Have” In FinFET Design Era

As the semiconductor industry transitions to finFETs, reliability challenges are increasing. ESD designers are challenged with new issues that would require significant rethinking and redesign of ...
Electronic Design

Soundbar Design From Start To Finish: Power Amplifiers, Power Supplies, And ESD Protection

In Part 5 of this series on designing home entertainment sound bars, TI's Dafydd Roche covers amplifier class, analog/digital input decisions,and power-supply issues. The strengths and weaknesses of ...
New Electronics

Rugged transceiver meets IEC level 4 ESD standard

The LTC2862A from Analog Devices’ subsidiary Linear Technology – an update on the LTC2862 RS485/RS422 transceiver – boosts its predecessor’s ESD protection and noise immunity with higher ...
Design-Reuse

Analog layout IP Listing

This silicon-proven TSMC 55nm LP 20V ESD cell is a high-voltage electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection solution specifically engineered for low-power and high-performance applications. This ... This ...
Yahoo Finance

MaxLinear Introduces High Performance Quad RS-485 Receivers with Superior ESD and EFT Protection to Facilitate Robust System Design

New products offer up to 32Mbps data rates at extreme temperatures, support for wide power supply range, IEC 61000-4-2 ESD protection, and IEC61000-4-4 electrical fast transient (EFT) protection "Edge ...