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ESD: Circuits and Devices

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This book, ESD: Circuits and Devices, is part of a 3-book series on Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) by the same author (Steven Voldman).

One of the main strengths of this series (and there are very many) is that this is very recently published with new and updated datapoints, not to mention being the only series of ESD textbook. Essentially, this means that all the latest developments in the field is published in an easy-to-understand series.

In this book, Voldman writes about the design of ESD protection circuits in his unique style which is illuminating both for experts and beginners alike. I highly recommend this book series to all students of integrated circuit design and ESD.

I have already had this book for a while. This one is the second book of the author's ESD book series which cover the most comprehensive topics related to ESD protection comparing with other ESD books. It is one of the most recently published ESD books with new and updated date points and the latest developments in the field. The thing I like most is, just like the name (circuits and devices) of the book, it not only takes the ESD protection devices as topics to present all the ESD design issues, but also takes the circuit applications as topics to discuss the concerns of ESD design, which gives you the picture that only with good individual ESD protection devices, the successful full-chip ESD solution is not automatic. It is a useful book for both designers and device engineers. I always keep it at hand for my ESD design projects.

This is one of the best books on ESD. All the major ESD building blocks and issues are fully investigated and elegantly written. A perfect balance between circuit and device is an important feature of this book. This is the second book of this series and the author obviously devoted a tremendous amount of time and effort to the writing. The treatment is comprehensive enough to make this book the textbook for an ESD course. It's worth noting that the author is a world expert on ESD and integrated circuit technologies, and was named an IEEE fellow for his contributions in these areas. It's great that he shared lots of valuable knowledge, design experience and deep insights. Chapters 3 and 4 help readers quickly gain solid understanding of the two key elements in ESD design domain: MOSFET and diodes. The chapters on driver, receiver, and power clamp help complete the knowledge of ESD building blocks. All these chapters are written from circuit design perspective rather than pure device physics. Chapters focusing on SOI are a big plus. There are plenty of helpful illustrations in this book, and the perfect number of equations to enhance readers understanding. Please consider using this as your first book to read in ESD. You will keep referring to this book many years from now. Engineers with lots of experience would find this book very useful as well.

My company is the leading provider for ESD protection devices. Most of engineers in our group have gained significant knowledge and expertise from this series. The books are very recent, so it addresses unique ESD issues on the latest sub-micron technology.

ESD is not a subject that is typically taught in college. This series of books would come in handy for people who are interested in pursuing a career in ESD related industry; both from a theoretical and empirical standpoint.

Dr. Voldmans ESD and Latchup book Series is an excellent reference. I recommend them to engineers in my department who indeed use them with great success.