Alex,
Are they possibly talking about CMOS "latch-up"?
David A. Douthit
Manager
LoCan LLC
Alex Krstic wrote:
> Hi all.Simple question yet I havenít read the definitive answer.Is
> damage from ESD cumulative?Reason I ask is the following statement I
> came across in a GaAs MMIC article.
>
> ěOther studies have also concluded that damage from repeated exposure
> to an ESD level is not cumulative and that noncatastrophic damage does
> not degrade device lifetime.îThe statement references the EOS/ESD
> Symposium Proceedings 1988.
>
> Iíve always preached that ESD damage is cumulative.
>
> Alex ěShockedî Krstic
>
> NovAtel Inc.
>
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