GiGuard Series ESD diodes. Image credit: AVX AVX Corporation has released a series of bidirectional ESD suppression diodes that combine the latest in transient voltage suppression (TVS) technology ...

The low-leakage-current diode string (LLCDS) in a BiCMOS SiGe process is proposed for on-chip ESD protection design in RF circuits. With an additional bias resistance, a voltage is applied to the ...

There are a variety of methods to protect sensitive circuitry from getting zapped from ESD. Here are the most common and most reliable techniques.

1 Diode-based techniques One of the simplest and most widely used ESD protection techniques for CMOS circuits is to connect diodes between the input or output pins and the power supply rails.

Select from TVS diode arrays and polymer ESD suppressors with unique characteristics to protect each port without compromising the data rate or high-to-low voltage differential. Table 1. Automotive ...

Parallel-connected devices like capacitors; back-biased (or back-to-back, depending on the application) diodes; spark gaps; or gas-discharge devises (neon bulbs, for instance) may be connected across ...

Most of these chips will have some ESD protection integrated on the silicon; however, it is meant to only protect the devices in a controlled manufacturing environment. In the real world, interfaces ...

ESD protection is implemented with current steering diodes designed to safely handle the high peak surge currents associated with the IEC-1000-4-2 level 4 ESD requirements (8 kV contact discharge).