The rapid increase in the bandwidth to the connectors created another protection challenge; the chipset’s interface speeds increased and silicon feature sizes decreased. This combination of faster ...

The HDMI 1.3 specification supports the demand of future HD display devices for higher resolution and higher frame rates with a color depth up to 48-bit by doubling bandwidth from 165 MHz (4.95 Gbps) ...

As the semiconductor industry transitions to FinFETs, reliability challenges are increasing. ESD designers are challenged with new issues that would require significant rethinking and redesign of ...

Drivers and vehicles now rely more heavily on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). While the use of systems such as RADAR and LiDAR will be important here, ADAS in vehicles also relies heavily ...

Protection against ESD events (commonly referred to as ESD robustness) is an extremely important aspect of integrated circuit (IC) design and verification, including 2.5/3D designs. ESD events cause ...

Cortec Corp. has taken the wrapping off its EcoSonic VpCI-125 HP Permanent ESD Stretch Film. Unlike traditional "pink poly" stretch films that offer temporary electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, ...

High-power, high-brightness LEDs (HBLEDs) are becoming increasingly popular in lighting applications. Now, there’s a side-mount ESD protection device for HBLEDs ...

Nexperia has announced a range of ESD protection devices aimed at protecting high-speed interfaces in automotive applications, especially in-vehicle networks for infotainment and communications. There ...

The sheer volume of automotive electronics in today’s cars is dramatically driving up the transmission requirements and data payload on automotive networks, writes Lukas Droemer of Nexperia. To take ...

PCIe4.0 is expected to emerge as a mainstream transmission interface standard for diverse notebooks and desktops in 2022, providing significant growth opportunities for ESD (electrostatic discharge) ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) (Nasdaq: AOSL), a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of discrete power devices, wide band gap ...