HBM ESD EDA check method applied to complete smart power IC's — Functional initialization and implementation
A functional approach to check global IC ESD schematic network correctness and protected circuitry ESD compliance using Calibre® Mentor PERC is presented and applied to Smart Power IC product. Developed checker exploits an initialization method able to accurately define ESD paths. The project follows ESD Association EDA International Working Group guidelines.
Advanced ESD tool flow, testing and design verification results
ESD verification has become increasingly complex as integrated circuits move towards system-on-chip (SOC) applications. The result of this is that newer ESD specific checking techniques are required. This paper describes the ESD checking flow of these tools, the testing of them, and the real design errors they have uncovered.
Physical Principles of Wind Energy Conversion
The primary component of a wind turbine is the energy converter which transforms the kinetic energy contained in the moving air, into mechanical energy. For the initial discussions of principles, the exact nature of the energy converter is irrelevant. The extraction of mechanical energy from a stream of moving air with the help of a diskshaped, rotating wind energy converter follows its own basic rules.