Unified circuit modeling technique for the simulation of electrostatic discharge (ESD) injected by an ESD generator

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the modeling and simulation techniques of electrostatic discharge (ESD) events. First, the existing circuit models of the ESD generator are reviewed, and the improved model is proposed. Next, the target printed circuit board circuit is modeled, and a ground plane of the board is excited by the proposed ESD generator model. Finally, simulation of the whole circuit is performed using our models, and it is shown that our methodology is far superior to the conventional techniques.