Simulation Challenges in System Level Electrostatic Discharge Modeling

Abstract

Simulation of system level electrostatic discharge (ESD) is challenging due to the complexity of electronic systems, missing soft failure models for ICs and the modeling of arcing. This paper details these difficulties and points at examples of successful solutions for modeling ESD generators in SPICE and full wave, modeling of arc behavior, and simulation of ESD into products causing soft-failures.

Meeting Name

IEEE/ACES International Conference on Wireless Information Technology and System and Applied Computational Electromagnetics (2016: Mar. 13-17, Honolulu, HI)

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Center/Lab(s)

Center for High Performance Computing Research

Second Research Center/Lab

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory

Keywords and Phrases

Computational electromagnetics; Computer simulation; Electrostatic devices; Electrostatic discharge; Electrostatic generators; Electrostatics; Finite difference time domain method; Arc behavior; Electronic systems; ESD generator; Full waves; Soft failure; Spark resistances; System levels; SPICE; numerical simulation

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-150901259-6

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Mar 2016

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