SiVa
Members Meeting -
November 15th 2011
Stay Educated! Stay Current!
Spring 2012 Presentations for the
ESD Society of Silicon Valley In Conjunction with
ISQED
March 20, 5:30 to 7:30pm at Techmart Santa Clara, CA
Electro-Static Discharge (ESD)
Reliability of Solar Cells
So you think those solar panels on your
house or business will last 30 years? THINK AGAIN!! The solar industry
has been doubling its capacity every 12 to 18 months. One consequence of
this rapid growth is extremely aggressive cost reduction, in all
elements of solar cell construction. Solar cells from certain
manufacturers have been failing in large numbers, and NONE of the
certification tests are able to determine why. This presentation by Kent
Whitfield, Senior Director of Reliability at Solaria will provide an
overview of photovoltaic cells with a discussion of observed ESD
phenomena still under investigation.
Recent Developments in Integrated
Circuit ESD Electronic Design Automation
The ESD verification of a complex IC design is extremely
challenging. If your IC design tape-out date has been pushed back
by slow, inefficient of ESD checks, you have to know relief may be on
the way. There has been an extensive effort by several major companies
and international organizations like the ESD Association to define ESD
checks, and to define
ESD parameters wafer foundry’s must to provide to form a
framework for ESD Electronic Design Automation. Certain automated ESD
checks defined by the ESD Association and are now possible with tools
provided by some EDA vendors. Rosario Consiglio, President of Impulse
Semiconductor Inc. will bring you up to date on the status of those
efforts. The types ESD verification checks best suited to current EDA
tools will be explained, as well as an overview of available tools will
be given. If you are a design or design verification professional, don’t
miss this presentation!
Location:
Network Meeting Center at Techmart
5201 Great America Parkway, Suite #122
Santa Clara, California 95054
PH: 408.562.6111
FX: 408.562.5716
Sincerely,
Wayne Tan
President
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