Why and how to protect microcontrollers efficiently

STMicroelectronics give a quick demonstration to show exactly what happens when you shoot at a microcontroller with an ESD gun!

Generally speaking ST’s ESD protection devices, including transient voltage surge suppressors (TVS), clamping diodes and arrays, or Transils, focus on:

• IEC 61000-4-2 compliance
• Protection efficiency with low clamping voltage
• Protection reliability with low leakage current
• Signal integrity with ultralow capacitance and ultrawide bandwidth

At STMicroelectronics standard packaging options are available, as well as advanced options which include single- and multiple-line, compact, flat, and flow-through versions to optimise space constraints.