Samsung-IISc partner R&D in electrostatic discharge protection

Current context: On February 8th, 2023, Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) announced a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, Karnataka, to further research and development in the field of on-chip Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection.

The partnership will bring together IISc's expertise in advanced nanoelectronics research with SSRI’s technology and resources, with the goal of developing cutting-edge ESD solutions for ultra-high-speed serial interfaces in advanced Integrated Circuits (ICs) and system-on-chip (SoC) products.
The research will be conducted by Professor Mayank Shrivastava's group at IISc's Department of Electronic Systems Engineering and the solutions developed will be integrated into Samsung's advanced process nodes.
ICs and SoCs are crucial components in many systems, but they are also sensitive to ESD failures, particularly those made using advanced nanoscale technologies.
ESD failures are a major cause of IC chip failures and field returns, making R&D in ESD protection essential to the innovation effort in the semiconductor industry.
IISc is a leading institute in the world for ESD device research.