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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Electrostatic Discharge"”.
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Explosive Safety with Regards to Electrostatic Discharge
… shock due to static charge, or properly called, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is a phenomenon that has significantly damaging effects. Most people who stay informed of the current news, have heard stories of static charge causing a pump at a gas station to start on fire. Some individuals may even …
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Ignition of metal powder by electrostatic discharge stimulation
… often highly sensitive to impact, friction, and electrostatic discharge, making them difficult to handle. In particular, their high electrostatic discharge sensitivity (ESD) was reported. While ESD testing is very common and standardized, the mechanisms of powder ignition by electric spark remain …
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Distributed electrostatic discharge protection for high-speed wireline receivers
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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Enhanced modeling methodology for system-level electrostatic discharge simulation
To enable accurate system-level electrostatic discharge (ESD) simulation, models for the equipment under test, the ESD source, and the environment are required. This work presents advanced modeling methods for the ESD source, the victim IC, and other on-board components, most notably the transient …
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Characterization, Design, and Modeling of on -Chip Electrostatic Discharge Protection Devices
In this dissertation, extensive results are presented on characterization, design, and modeling of on-chip ESD protection devices. Specifically, simulator-independent circuit-level compact models for ESD protection NMOSFETs and diodes are developed using the Verilog-A language. Model confirmations …
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Electrostatic Discharge Protection and Measurement Techniques for Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits
In this research, ESD measurement techniques are also addressed. Two conventional ESD measurement systems are modified to improve the measurement capability for RF circuit characterization. One of the new measurement systems is capable of detecting ESD failures in RF circuits with an improved …
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Design, Characterization and Analysis of Component Level Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection Solutions
Electrostatic Discharges (ESD) is a significant hazard to electronic components and systems. Based on a specific process technology, a given circuit application requires a customized ESD consideration that meets all the requirements such as the core circuit's operating condition, maximum accepted …
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Study of the heating and ignition of metal powder by electrostatic discharge
The objective of this work was to understand the processes that lead to ESD stimulated ignition events in metal powders. Several metals were studied: Mg, Al, and Ti. A commercially available ESD test device was adapted for the present experiments. The ESD current and voltage were measured using …
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Charged device model electrostatic discharge protection and test methods for integrated circuits
… the robustness of integrated circuits (ICs) to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Specifically, this work focuses on charged device model (CDM) protection and test methods. In this work it is shown that the CDM robustness of an I/O can be increased by proper biasing of the gates during an ESD event. …
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Modeling, Characterization, and Design of Silicon Controlled Rectifiers for Electrostatic Discharge Protection Circuits
… of silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs) for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection applications. The oscillatory transmission line pulse (oTLP) measurement is introduced in this work. oTLP measurements enable indirect observation of a device's charge storage duration. When applied to SCRs, …
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Full chip modeling for predictive simulation of charged device model electrostatic discharge events
… (ICs), the risk of circuit failure due to electrostatic discharge (ESD) is increasing. In particular, the increased usage of automated handlers is causing charged device model (CDM) ESD induced failures to become more prominent. Gate oxide failure is the primary signature of CDM ESD. During …
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Investigation of factors determining charged device model electrostatic discharge reliability of integrated circuits
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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Design of Novel Devices and Circuits for Electrostatic Discharge Protection Applications in Advanced Semiconductor Technologies
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), as a subset of Electrical Overstress (EOS), was reported to be in charge of more than 35% of failure in integrated circuits (ICs). Especially in the manufacturing process, the silicon wafer turns out to be a functional ICs after numerous physical, chemical and …
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Charged device model electrostatic discharge failures in system on a chip and system in a package designs
… techniques have introduced new ESD-susceptible (Electrostatic Discharge) circuit interfaces. This document will introduce these interfaces and the methods that were used to investigate their ESD robustness. Two test chips were designed to aid the analysis. The specialized design choices that …
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On the Analysis, Design, and Modeling of Electrostatic Discharge Protection Devices for Analog and Radio -Frequency Integrated Circuits
We present a simulator-independent compact model of a vertical npn transistor suitable for ESD circuit simulation. In addition to modeling accurately the high-current and breakdown effects, we also model accurately the small-signal off-state impedance of the device using s-parameter measurements, …
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System and IC level analysis of electrostatic discharge (ESD) and electrical fast transient (EFT) immunity and associated coupling mechanisms
… exposure of electronic circuits to lightning, electrostatic discharge (ESD), electrical fast transients (EFT) or sine wave signals can reveal RF immunity problems. Typical problems include temporary malfunctions or permanent damage of integrated circuits (ICs). In an effort to reproduce those …
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Preparation, ignition and combustion of reactive metal-sulfur nanocomposites
… prepared materials are successfully ignited in electrostatic discharge experiment as well as in a constant volume explosion experiment. The most sensitive material to spark ignition is magnesium-sulfur composite. In aerosolized combustion experiment, magnesium-sulfur exhibits the highest burning …
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Modeling and simulation of electrical overstress failures in input/output protection devices of integrated circuits
… of integrated circuits with respect to EOS/electrostatic discharge (ESD) can be measured in terms of the power vs. time-to-failure relationship (power profile) and the current vs. time-to-failure relationship (current profile).
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Evaluation of the practicality of system efficient ESD design
… the integrated circuit (IC) to an IEC 61000-4-2 discharge. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) gun zaps are applied to the test board; simulated and measured waveforms are compared.
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Automated testing and machine-learning-based modeling of air discharge ESD
An IEC 16000-4-2 compliant, high-accuracy air-discharge automation system is used to study the properties of air discharge electrostatic discharge (ESD). This work corroborates conclusions of previous works and presents new insights into the effects of approach speed on ESD. A methodology for …
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