Toshiba Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, and Sarnoff Europe of Gistel, Belgium, announced that Toshiba will further extend its cooperation with Sarnoff to use new technology based on Sarnoff TakeCharge to protect its ICs from charged device model (CDM) electrostatic discharge (ESD), which can destroy devices during testing, packaging, or assembly into systems.
Under the agreement Sarnoff will provide Toshiba with CDM protection solutions that Toshiba will integrate into analog /digital ICs. The effectiveness of the protection will be verified with very short transmission line pulse (VSTLP) tests.
Naoyuki Shigyo, chief specialist in the Analog CAD Engineering Department of Toshiba's Semiconductor Company, said, ˇ°System manufacturers are increasingly asking IC suppliers for CDM-protected devices. Based on our previous success with TakeCharge, Sarnoff's CDM protection solution will help us meet that challenge and further solidify Toshiba's competitive position.ˇ±
Koen Verhaege, general manager of Sarnoff's Integrated Circuit Systems & Services business unit and executive director of Sarnoff Europe, stated, ˇ°We are happy to extend our collaboration with Toshiba. TakeCharge has proven effective in semiconductor products and processes around the world, and Sarnoff's IP portfolio gives TakeCharge users the tools to address any ESD challenge, including CDM.ˇ±
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