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.
An automated ESD verification tool for analog design
There is an increasing need for automated ESD verification tools-especially for analog designs. This work will describe the aspects of analog design that increase verification complexity and will present tool requirements based on these aspects. A new verification tool for analog design will then be presented.
De-synchronized generator using a synchronous turbo-generator and a matrix converter
The aim of this paper concerns high speed synchronous generators driven directly by gas or steam turbines. After reminding problematics and interest of variable speed in high power plants the authors present a brief state of the art about the abilities of classical static inverters to adapt variable frequency to grid ones. Considering the lack of practical solutions, they propose a structure based upon an original use of a matrix converter. Its principle is validated through first experimental results.