Please stop by and see us at the 2012 ESD Symposium Booth# 504! Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa 3800 East Sunrise Drive Tucson, AZ, 85718 (520) 742-6000 Exhibit Hours: Monday, September 10 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tuesday, September 11 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Wednesday, September…
Seeing ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) damage is basically impossible. Damage to semiconductor device structure is NOT visible at ordinary magnifications of an optical microscope. If the microscope is capable of 1000X-1500X magnifications, you just might be able to “see” something. The method used, only occasionally as there is considerable expense, is by delayering and etch enhancement…
Most people do not start feeling the effect of an ESD event until the discharge is at least 2000 volts. It typically takes a ESD discharge of greater than 2,000 or 3,000 volts for a person to feel the “zap”. The number varies because the sensitivity of people is different and measuring the voltage is imprecise, so…
In article titled: Reducing Risk Through Supplier Quality Audits at EBN, the author, Douglas Alexander explains that auditing your suppliers can be an effective may to reduce your risk of quality issues with your products. He notes: “Before you purchase any production material from an unknown source, you should perform the appropriate level of supplier…
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Written by: Gene Felder, Corporate Product Manager What is the ESD control requirements for battery and pneumatic powered hand tools? From ESD Handbook ESD TR20.20 section 5.5.2.2 “Battery powered and pneumatic hand tools while being held should have a resistance to ground of less than 1 x 10E12 ohms.” If tool’s housing is conductive or…
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A Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure formed by conducting material or by a mesh of such material. Such an enclosure blocks external static and non-static electric fields. Faraday cages are named after the English scientist Michael Faraday, who invented them in 1836. An impressive demonstration of the Faraday cage effect is that…
19325 (Replaces Item 19225) NEW Improved Banana Jack Creates a consistent connection and helps prevent accidental disconnects with the operator’s wrist strap Single Station Continuous Monitor for Operator, ESD Work Surface, and Electrical Ground Continuously monitors the integrity of operator’s electrical ground as well as one operator and ESD workstation, eliminating the need for periodic…
The authors of a recent article in InCompliance Magazine titled Early Life Failure of Dissipative Workstation Mats, have confirmed that Desco’s Statfree® T2 was the top performing worksurface mat (Mat ID#4 in the article) in their study. To read the rest of the article click HERE Part of any good ESD Control Program is periodic…
Low-VOC Meets CARB and other regional VOC requirements 23% Solids – 2 Coat System Reduces labor needed for initial install and on-going maintenance of the floor Better Hardness vs. Leading Competition ASTM Standard D2134.93 Resists wear in order to maintain ESD performance longer UL Listed for Slip Resistance Tested by Underwriters Laboratory to their slip…
People do not start feeling charges from an ESD event until the discharge is at least 2000 volts while many common components used for manufacturing of electronics are susceptible to 100 volts or less . Here are some other common activities that will generate an ESD charge: – Walking across a carpeted floor: 1,500 – 35,000 volts –…