Author: Bart Keppens

• Aerospace cold spare interface Cold-spare ESD protection ESD protection approaches Low leakage Radiation hard electronics Space

  ESD protection solutions for space applications

  Space applications require custom I/O and ESD protection solutions. Sofics proprietary ESD technology has been used for a number of aerospace projects. Our engineers delivered custom rad-hard ESD devices for TSMC 28nm, 65nm and 130nm CMOS technologies. The cells enable low power design in an extended temperature range. Different concepts…

  January 19, 2022
• 2.5D and 3D hybrid integration ESD protection ESD protection approaches FinFET SerDES Silicon controlled rectifier

  Optimized Local I/O ESD Protection in FinFET Technology for 2.5D and 3D hybrid integration

  Semiconductor companies using 2.5D and 3D hybrid integration need to consider Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection early in the design, even for die-2-die interfaces that remain inside the package. There are several challenges but also opportunities. The use of a local ESD protection clamp at the TSV offers more robustness, higher…

  January 10, 2022
• ESD design window ESD devices ESD protection ESD protection approaches SOFICS

  Introduction about ESD protection: basic concepts to advanced applications

  Koen Decock, ESD design specialist at Sofics, made a presentation for a full auditorium, organized by the local IEEE SSCS student chapter in Leuven. He talked about on-chip ESD protection, from the basic concepts to the more advanced applications.

  November 26, 2021
• BCD technology ESD devices ESD protection ESD protection approaches High Voltage PowerQubic Zener

  ESD clamps for high voltage, BCD processes

  Some applications really need high voltage interfaces and circuits. Think about power management and power conversion chips, automotive electronics for engine control, LCD or OLED display driver chips, motor driver electronics and industrial applications. These high voltage applications require other ESD protection clamps compared to the clamps used for protection…

  November 23, 2021
• ESD devices ESD protection Low leakage Silicon controlled rectifier SOI Wireless

  Optimized IP for GF’s 22nm FDX technology

  The 22nm FDX process from GlobalFoundries is a great technology for various applications including low-power IoT on the edge, high-bandwidth 5G mmWave devices and automotive products, Since its market introduction, the SOI process technology receives a lot of attention because it combines unique features in one platform. At the 2021…

  September 23, 2021
• ESD devices ESD protection ESD protection approaches FinFET Local clamp Low capacitance ESD SerDES Silicon controlled rectifier SOI

  Optimized Local I/O ESD Protection for SerDes In Advanced SOI, BiCMOS and FinFET Technology

  Semiconductor companies are developing ever faster interfaces to satisfy the need for higher data throughputs. However, the parasitic capacitance of the traditional ESD solutions limits the signal frequency. This paper demonstrates low-cap Analog I/Os for high speed SerDes (28Gbps to 112Gbps) circuits created in advanced BiCMOS, SOI and FinFET nodes.

  September 16, 2021
• CEO ESD protection ESD protection approaches Internet of things IoT

  ESD protection for Internet-of-Things (IoT)

  What is the right ESD requirement for IoT applications? The internet of Things circuits are used in new environments. It is not possible to use the same reliability approaches for all the different applications. Sofics’ CEO Koen Verhaege presented an overview and different cases.

  July 14, 2021