Enablement, Evaluation and Extension of a CDM ESD Verification Tool for IC Level

A complex IC design marginally passes CDM targets during qualification. Employing the verification tool ESRA initially reveals CDM-uncritical voltages. Detailed testing beyond the CDM target levels and an extended tool setup provide valuable findings: pin-specific CDM robustness, design improvements, and the need to treat particular on-chip conductors as inductive components during CDM.