Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Explained how ESD protection works and how to choose the correct one for your PCBs. Thank you very much Andreas Hardock

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Chapters:
00:00 What this video is about
01:46 Chip level vs. board level ESD protection
03:04 Is 8kV ESD protection enough?
05:38 Human Body Model
06:51 System Level ESD Standards
09:15 ESD tests
12:45 Direct discharge
14:18 Indirect discharge
16:15 Air discharge
18:33 How to choose the correct ESD protection component
20:38 Capacitance vs. datarate
22:23 Protection voltage
27:15 Reverse standoff voltage, breakdown, clamping, trigger, holding
29:28 Snap back vs. Zener
33:25 Where to place ESD protection
38:50 Comparing 3 different ESD protection placements
43:08 Simulating ESD event and protection
44:19 ESD event vs. data transmission simulations
49:00 Signal integrity simulations with ESD
50:16 Time domain reflectometry (TDR) in ESD simulations
51:25 ESD protection vs. eye diagrams vs. package
59:59 ESD damage on the chip
1:02:06 Modern snap-back ESD protection
1:03:34 S-parameters
1:07:14 External ESD vs. on-chip ESD
1:12:08 How to find a specific ESD protection component

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