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All About ESD
 
 

Introduction to
Static Electricity

 In ordinary circumstances static electricity and ESD are little more than an annoyance. However, in an increasingly technological age, the familiar static shock we receive when walking across a carpet can be costly or dangerous. This same static discharge can ignite flammable mixtures and damage electronic components. Static electricity can attract contaminants in clean environments or cause products to stick together. The cost of ESD-damaged electronic devices alone ranges from only a few cents for a simple diode to several hundred dollars for complex hybrids. Loss of production time in web processing industries due to static attraction is significant. When associated costs of repair and rework, shipping, labor and overhead are included, clearly the needs exist for significant improvements in reducing losses do to static electricity and ESD.

Fundamentals of ESD is a six-part series on electrostatic discharge. It was prepared and recently updated by the Electrostatic Discharge Association (ESDA). It is provided here courtesy of the ESDA.
   

   

June 2001

Part One—An Introduction to ESD
Part Two—Principles of ESD Control
Part Three—Basic ESD Control Procedures and Materials
Part Four—Training and Auditing
Part Five—Device Sensitivity and Testing
Part Six—ESD Standards
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