Electrostatic discharge (ESD) issues in integrated circuit (IC) chip designs have become more critical at advanced semiconductor process nodes, due to shrinking transistor dimensions and oxide layer ...

One of the biggest threats with regard to touch sensing applications is the risk of damage to the electronic equipment or components with electrostatic discharge (ESD). The testing of electrostatic ...

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 ...

October 21, 2011. Teseq Inc. has introduced the NSG 438A, a new ESD simulator that includes an integrated discharge relay circuit to dissipate residual voltage in conventional ESD testing and ...

Dublin, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Packaging - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market ...

ESD (electrostatic discharge)—the sudden andmomentary electric current that flows betweentwo objects at different electrical potentials—causes equipment failure and network downtime,thus causing ...

Swiss owned Berkshire-based Schaffner EMC has launched a new ESD discharge pistol onto the market called NSG 438. The pistol can discharge pulses of 200V to 30kV, in both air and contact discharge ...

Static electricity can be defined as a stationary charge that builds up on the surface of a material. The interaction between stationary charges, known as electrostatics, leads to two key problems: ...

Did you know that over 30% of semiconductor failures are attributed to electrostatic discharge (ESD)? Defined by the ESD Association as “the rapid, spontaneous transfer of electrostatic charge induced ...