The recent InCompliance article Achieving Perfect ESD Audits for S20.20 ESD Control Programs discusses the ESD Control Plan of General Dynamics Mission Systems facility in Bloomington, MN ESD Control Plan and their ongoing effort to manage the program. The article outlines the program as follows: ESD Training Program Recurrent ESD Auditing Program Changes Made to…
Earlier this month IBM announced that they “have created a “test” chip with transistors 7 nanometers thick.” See the full story HERE This direction is consistent with the ESD Association’s (www.esda.org) white paper Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Technology Roadmap – Revised March 2013 which forecasts increased ESD sensitivities stating: “Also, RF circuit operations will continue to…
One of the key groups of products that we manufacture at our Chino, CA location is our testers, monitors and meters. We use a CNC machine to cut holes in the cases where connections are made, LEDs are placed and for other functions relating to the product. Watch a video of a test run HERE…
Paul McNamara’s recent post titled ‘The Shocking Truth (and Lies) about ESD” on the Network World‘s documents some stories of damage caused by ESD. One notes: I once zapped my home’s thermostat when I was attempting to change the temperature setting. The LCD went blank and refused to come back on. I ended up replacing the…
Question: 1) In the scope, 200 volts CDM & 35 volts on isolated conductors are added. What is the intention to add them? Why are both of them determined on the value of 200 volts and 35 volts, respectively? Question: 2) As defined in clause 8.3.1, “If the field measured on the process required insulator…
Desco’s CA1 location is in Chino, CA. Our manufacturing capabilities at CA1 include injection molding, brass and stainless machining, RF sealing, surface mount electronics, through hole electronics, and other bench top assembly projects. These capabilities are used to make wrist straps, grounding cords, workstation monitors, ionizers, testers, sheet protectors, and other products offered through the…
Stop by the Desco Industries Inc booth to see new products including our: Class 1000 Cleanroom Packaged ESD Items Stat-A-Rest Foot Grounders MagSnap 360 Wrist Straps Kasuga ESD Products GyroStat Turntable SmartLog Pro and other products. The exhibitions area is open Tue 2/24 – 10AM to 6PM, Wed 2/25 – 10AM to 6PM,and Thur 2/26…
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The following is based on a recent process analysis regarding the benefits of an ESD floor at a particular end user. The end user currently has ESD Flooring and they are adding an additional production area. Upper management questioned the cost of the ESD Floor and asked the ESD Coordinator and Production Manager to evaluate…
The 2007 version of the ANSI/ESD S20.20 has been updated. The ESDA continues to remove guidance from the ANSI/ESD S20.20 and focus the document on the requirements for an ESD Control Plan. Guidance for how to meet requirements of the ANSI/ESD S20.20 and how to mange the ESD Control Plan is detailed in the ESD Handbook-…
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects caused by contact, an electrical short, or dielectric breakdown. The natural phenomena of ESD has been occurring for as long as our planet has been around and apparently it has been a problem for much of that time. A recent post…