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Press ReleaseJanuary 1, 2022
2022 EOS/ESD Association, Inc. Officers and Board Members Elected
Date: 01/01/2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Pimpinella, Executive Director Phone: 315-339-6937 Email : lpimpinella@esda.org 2022 EOS/ESD Association, Inc. Officers and Board Members Elected Elected to the Board of Directors, by the members of EOS/ESD Association, Inc.,…
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ArticleJanuary 1, 2022
What Are External Latch-up and Internal Latch-up?
What is a Latch-up Event?As one of the major reliability concerns for the semiconductor industry, a latch-up event in bulk complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology originates from the base-collector coupled parasitic…
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ArticleDecember 1, 2021
Use of HBM and CDM Layout Simulation Tools
Why is the Use of these ESD Layout Simulation Tools Necessary?Electronic Design Automation (EDA) ESD verification tools have become instrumental to the design and verification flow of integrated circuits (IC’s).…
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ArticleNovember 1, 2021
Understanding Footwear and Flooring in ESD Control
I have a floor that complies with IEC 61340-5-1 and ANSI/ESD S20.20, and buy footwear that also complies, so that’s sorted then? Well, not really. It’s a good starting point, but…
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ArticleOctober 1, 2021
Ohm’s Law Also Applies to ESD‑Induced Heat Pulses
Using Accessible Math and Computer Tools to Solve Heat Flow ProblemsOne early contributor to semiconductor ESD research was Jack Smith of Lockheed, who was fond of stating that all ESD…
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ArticleOctober 1, 2021
What Are the Advantages of Capacitively Coupled TLP (CC-TLP)?
Charged Device Model (CDM) discharge events are the major root cause for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) failures in a modern, automated production and test environment. The CDM stress testing is well…