The Industry Council on ESD Target Levels, since its inception in 2006, has strongly influenced the IC industry’s ESD qualification processes. The industry’s original ESD qualification requirements ...

The process of selecting, installing, and maintaining ESD-safe flooring is complex—a science, not an art. All the other important choices in static control at a facility, such as workstations, seating ...

As real estate shrinks, today's boards have more capabilities but far less ESD protection. Sensitivity levels to ESD in electronic devices will drop so low over the next five to 10 years, according to ...

» New advances in materials often improve performance or reliability, but these characteristics can sometimes run counter to the needs of people who must control electrostatic discharge (ESD) events.