The USB Killer — which we’ve covered off and ... A chip like the TPD4S014 has ESD protection on the data lines that is rated up to +/- 1500 volts, clamping to ground to dissipate the energy.

USB has some safety features built-in ... [David] didn’t just stop at galvanic isolation. He also added ESD protection, over current protection, and multiple options which can be selected ...

This PHY IP supports both USB 3.1 Gen1 & Gen2. By providing a full on-chip physical transceiver solution with Electro Static Discharge (ESD) protection, an integrated self-test module with built-in ...