1 Introduction

All amplifiers have inherent risk damage or abnormal operation from electrostatic discharges (ESD), electrical overstress events (EOS), and latch up (LU). Many of the methods to mitigate or prevent these risks are similar to techniques proposed for many years with most amplifiers. However, there are some risks specific to use of current sense amplifiers (CSA) that a designer needs to account for before building a PCB.