ESD Protection – why and how it ensures safe operation & connectivity

As presented at Electronica 2020

Automotive connectivity as well as autonomous driving trends are pushing demand for higher data-transfer rates within the vehicle.To meet this need vehicles have a growing number of computer-based systems, applications, and connections to support them. While protocols, such as Ethernet, solve some connectivity challenges it also brings to light the critical importance of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) robustness to ensure the reliable high performance of automotive communication networks. In this session we highlight why ESD protection becomes even more critical for in-vehicle networks and show ways how to empower electronic designs with improved system level robustness.

Presented by Lukas Droemer, Product Manager Automotive ESD & EMC and Dr. Andreas Hardock, Application Marketing Manager Automotive ESD & EMC