Chapter 11 addresses ESD power clamp circuits. ESD power clamps are used between the power supply rails to lower the chip impedance during ESD events. This chapter addresses CMOS, Bipolar and BiCMOS ...

This chapter focuses on the classification of the electrostatic discharge (ESD) power clamps, key design parameters, the ESD power clamp design window, trigger elements, clamp devices and issues and ...

However, this goal can only be achieved if the entire manufacturing process runs reliably and without any issues. EROWA’s VPC (Vise Power Clamp) tooling system was developed for precisely this purpose ...