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 ...

Too many engineers and product designers do not start thinking about electrostatic discharge (ESD) immunity until their products are almost ready to be released to production. Then, when the equipment ...

All companies striving to survive and grow in today’s worldwide electronics industry recognize the value of performing design, development, and troubleshooting tests. These tests should be done early ...

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.

•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 ...