ESD: Physics and Devices 1st Edition

This book, ESD: Physics and Devices, is part of a 3-book series on Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) by the same author (Steven Voldman).One of the main strengths of this series (and there are very many) is that this is very recently published with new and updated datapoints, not to mention being the only series of ESD textbook. Essentially, this means that all the latest developments in the field is published in an easy-to-understand series.In this book, Voldman writes about the physics of ESD protection devices and circuits in his unique style which is illuminating both for experts and beginners alike. ESD implications for as technology changes are clearly stated and explained, with numerous data points measured from physical devices. I highly recommend this book series to all students of integrated circuit design and ESD.

I have had this book for a long time. This one is the first book of the author's ESD book series which cover the most comprehensive topics related to ESD protection comparing with other ESD books. This book is good and very rigorous, starting from basic ESD concepts, leading to the physics of ESD protection devices, then focusing on the topics of stringent ESD design issues. It takes the reader from an intuitive level of understanding ESD issues to a mathematical explantion based on this understanding. This book combines the depth of theory and practical applications which are based on the author's many year's industry experience. It is suitable as both introductory and advanced. I have been done some ESD protection design projects and I always keep this book at hand as a tool book. This is a truly useful book.

Dr. Voldmans ESD and Latchup book Series is an excellent reference. I recommend them to engineers in my department who indeed use them with great success.

This is an excellent book on ESD device physics, and the very first book in the great series (the most complete ESD series available on the market). All the major ESD building blocks and areas are fully covered and the texts are elegantly written with very helpful illustrations. A thorough coverage on device physics is the key feature of this book. The author obviously devoted a tremendous amount of time and effort into the writing of this great book. The treatment is comprehensive enough to make this book the textbook for an ESD device course. It's worth noting that the author is a world expert on ESD and integrated circuit technologies, and was named an IEEE fellow for his contributions in these areas. It's great that he shared lots of great materials and deep insights. Readers can learn a great deal about every single device used in ESD protection from this book. There is even a chapter for nanostructures. The theories and principles covered in this book will be very useful in many years ahead. I highly recommend this book to engineers in device, physics, and reliability, who can use this as a comprehensive book in ESD. Engineers with many years of experience will find this book useful as well.