To achieve a proper system-level ESD protection for USB applications, the ESD protection device must fulfill several different requirements. The ESD performance of a transient voltage suppression (TVS ...

A hacker’s view on ESD protection can tell you a lot about them. I’ve seen a good few categories of hackers neglecting ESD protection – there’s the yet-inexperienced ones, o… ...

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 ...

Sponsored by: Texas Instruments USB Type-C is revolutionizing the power-charging arena, but building in circuit protection becomes challenging due to the small connector size ...

AVX Corporation , a leading manufacturer and supplier of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released a new series of bidirectional ESD suppression diodes that combine the latest in ...

In 1999 when it was introduced, the USB 2.0 interface’s 480Mbps half-duplex differential channel presented a difficult challenge for designers implementing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection ...

The protection circuit combines the ESD protection diodes with the embedded silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) and the inserting resistors to provide the appropriate performances including ESD-current ...

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 ...

Value of the CBUS capacitor is 100nF (0.1 uF). (Recommended circuit board layout) (USBLC6-2SC6 in a home-made prototype) If you want to add ESD protection for your existing/upcoming sensitive USB ...

A well-proven methodology to protect circuits from such destructive events is to use transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes. Remcom’s XFdtd empowers ESD engineers to simulate TVS diodes and ...

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.

This new eFuse Protective IC’s innovative design protects USB Type-C ports against short circuits, overvoltage, and electrostatic discharge (ESD). The LS05006VPQ33 is a highly integrated protection IC ...