ESD: Waveform calculation, field and current of human and simulator ESD

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 33-51

  Pommerenke, David ^a,b   Aidam, Martin ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Current; ESD; Simulation; Transient fields

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSIENTS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

HAND METAL PIECE GEOMETRY; HUMAN ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES (ESD); TRANSIENT FIELDS;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

EID: 0030262021     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3886(96)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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