ESD suppressors are semiconductors that protect electronic components and systems from electrostatic discharge (ESD), the sudden and uncontrolled transfer of an electrical charge between conductors.

Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading provider of high-performance semiconductors powering AI data center networking and intelligent, connected Internet of Things ("IoT") devices worldwide, ...

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) poses a persistent threat to electronic systems, from individual semiconductor devices to complex assemblies. Robust testing protocols and mitigation strategies are ...

Standards for specifying a chip’s ability to withstand electrostatic discharge (ESD) are changing – in some cases, getting tougher, and in others, easing up. ESD protection has been on a path from a ...

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 ...

Recent tests by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Goddard Space Flight Center show that new nano-carbon cross-linked ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) helps controls electrostatic discharge ...

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. - Protecting state-of-the-art electronics equipment from the damaging effects of electrostatic discharge is a top priority here. Military members count on Tobyhanna employees ...

Many electronic components are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). A static charge is an unbalanced electrical charge at rest. An electrostatic discharge is created when insulator surfaces rub ...

Their ESD flooring needs to be replaced, but shutting down production to remove and replace the floor may be even more disruptive. SelecTech, Inc.’s StaticStop interlocking flooring products—including ...

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, ones with a devil-may-care ...