White paper addresses ESD
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 2/1/2003
The ESD Association has published a white paper covering electrostatic discharge (ESD) phenomena, an overview of ESD effects on electronic chips and systems, and a summary of the challenges involving ESD as further advances are made in semiconductor technologies. The 53-page "ESD Phenomena and the Reliability for Microelectronics" includes topics such as controlling ESD from the factory point of view, designing ESD protection into chips, methods for measuring and testing ESD levels, the impact of advanced IC technologies, simulation of ESD effects, and the challenges of the next decade. Copies of the paper can be purchased from the ESD Association for $35. http://www.esda.org.
