Semiconductor Engineering

Ensuring ESD Protection Verification With Industry-Standard Checks

Electronic design automation (EDA) verification of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is a complex task. Different integrated circuit (IC) design companies use different ESD protection ...
Electronic Design

This Week in PowerBites: Protection Devices, Ref Designs, and the World's Gnarliest eBike

This edition of PowerBites reports on new reference designs for EV charging stations and USB-C supplies, smarter power protection devices, and a high-end eBike that’s the model of perfection. The ...
consilium.europa

Council and Parliament strike provisional deal on design protection package

This press release was modified on 22 December 2023 to add the final texts of Council directive. The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the revision of the two ...
EDN

A novel protection circuit design for AC power lines

Overvoltage protection of AC power lines is a common practice, which encompasses a variety of protection circuit solutions. Most designs are cost-driven and tend to use only the bare minimum of ...