Quick Circuit Tips #1 - ESD Protection

With the proper TVS selected, a critical phase of the design is to lower the impedance in the PCB Layout between the ESD Source and the TVS ground. Another ...

Figure 17 shows an example of inappropriate PCB layout. Since the TVS diode is placed away from the connector, the. ESD pulse enters the inside of the PCB.

Use a PCB with a different GND pattern design and use the ESD visualization system to confirm how ESD is bypassed to the GND pattern through ...

For better ESD countermeasures, chip varistor mounting layout is key element. Chip varistor is best to be close to the ESD intrusion point.

Here are some ESD protection circuit design options you can use in your next PCB and some PCB layout best practices for your new product.

The goal in implementing ESD protection on a PCB is to prevent an ESD current from flowing into your circuits and instead divert it into ground ...

In this article, we'll show where to place a TVS diode in a PCB layout, particularly near connectors mounted along a board edge.

An ESD protection circuit safeguards sensitive PCB components from high voltage spikes caused by an electrostatic discharge event.

The best way to minimize these issues is to place transient voltage suppressors (TVS) from ST, where the surges can appear; but some care must ...

Optimizing a PCB Layout for ESD suppression is largely dependant on designing the path to ground for IESD with as little impedance as possible.