The quest to provide reliable electronic products (computers, network hardware, cell phones, PDA’s, etc.), requires a look at the “brains” of those devices. At the core of modern electronics is integrated circuitry (IC) that provides processing and communication functions. Because they are so crucial to the product, they need to be protected against electrical transients that can be generated by their users. Specifically, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) transients can be introduced to the devices (and ultimately to the IC’s) during normal usage by the end user. But how does this occur? Picture an electronic device as a black box. Inside are various circuits (IC’s, ASIC’s, magnetics, etc.) that provide functionality; outside are various components (switches, buttons, keypads, data ports, etc.) to control the device…………. : Click here
