Although protection circuitry has been designed into this device, proper precautions should be taken to avoid exposure to

electrostatic discharge (ESD) during handling and mounting. VI employs a human-body model *HBM) and a charged-device model

(CDM) for ESD-susceptibility testing and protection design evaluation. ESD voltage thresholds are depending on the circuit param-

eters used to de ne the mode.

Although no industry-wide standard has been adopted for the CDM, a standard HBM (resistance =1500 ohms, capacitance - 1000

pf ) is widely used and therefore can be used for comparison purposes. The HBM ESD threshold presented here was obtained by us-

ing these circuit parameters.

ESD Threshold Voltage

Model

Threshold

Unit

Human-Body (HBM)

500

V min

Charged-Device

500

V min

Handling Precautions

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