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Although having a duration of less than a nanosecond but with peak current reaching several amperes, a discharge of static electricity literally is a miniature lightning bolt, producing heat that can easily burn through microelectronic structures. A human being cannot feel the ESD voltage until it reaches approximately 3,000 V, while the ESD susceptibility or withstand-voltage rating of many components can even be lower than 50 V.
An effective ESD control program is only as strong as its weakest link. Focusing on these fundamental ESD control principles is a good place to start:
- Clear identification of ESD susceptible components and products.
- Grounding of all conductors, including personnel, in an ESD protected area.
- Removal of nonessential insulators from ESD protected areas and neutralization of charges on essential insulators via ionization.
- Enclosure of ESD-susceptible items in static-shielding packaging while being transported or stored outside an ESD protected area
Let DESCO show you how…
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