The Impulse TSMC .13u ESD diode was made to provide ESD discharge paths when integrating third party IP in an integrated circuit design for total ESD protection. The Impulse ESD diode has been successfully used with Dolphin Technologies, Artisan/ARM, TriCN/Synopsis I/O libraries, as well as popular IP blocks from RAMBUS, Chip Idea and other quality IP vendors. A 5.5 volt reverse bias anode to cathode operational specification enables the Impulse TSMC .13u ESD diode to be the device of choice for 5 volt tolerant designs.