EDN

ESD Test/Measurement Equipment

The types of ESD test/measurement equipment mentioned most often as currently in use and planned for purchase by T&M World readers are ground strap testers/monitors and resistance meters. The average ...
EDN

Electrostatic discharge testing standards – understanding & comparing the differences

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is defined as “the sudden and momentary electric current that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials.” ESD causes equipment failure and network ...
Electronic Design

Test and component makers address ESD, EMI concerns

Electronic products generally can’t ship without meeting EMC, EMI, or ESD requirements. New instruments, power supplies, and filters can help ensure that your ICs meet electrostatic discharge ...
Electronic Design

ESD Test Epuipment – HBM Device Failure- The Scourge of Static-Sensitive Operations

This close examination of S20.20 reveals the key ingredients to a successful ESD control program. Multinational manufacturing corporations are racing to pursue the cost benefits of economic geography.
Machine Design

Four Ways to Enhance ESD Protection After Your Design Flunks Its ESD Test

•ESD protectors with low dynamic resistance won’t necessarily protect circuits. •Most damage is caused within the first nanosecond of an ESD event. •The ESD protector should set as close as possible ...