ESD Best Practices

Below are links from industry and government discussing various aspects of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD):

1. Background on ESD
• ESDA Website on the basics of ESD and ESD Prevention
• Paper on ESD Packaging issues written by Gene Chase, Electro-Tech Systems, Inc.
• Paper entitled "ESD Effects on Thin Film Transistors" written by Natasa Golo
• Paper discussing the issues of using ESD Human Body Model for Large Scale Integrated Circuits
• Tutorial website about the physics of ESD
• DSCC Tutorial on ESD and relations to different MIL Standards on ESD
• Delco Electronics paper on the ESD Human Body Model
• Paper on Electrostatic Discharge Susceptibility Data
• Paper written by Vinson & Liou on the overview of ESD in Semiconductor Devices
2. ESD Protection/Control Measures
   • Discussion on Ionizers
   • Intersil’s Paper on ESD Control of Handling Integrated Circuits
   • Linear Technologies webpage on Design Techniques for ESD
   • Lucent Technologies ESD Inspection Guide
   • NASA’s Preferred Reliability Practices on ESD Control in Flight Hardware
   • National Semiconductor’s webpage on ESD Protection
   • Paper about On-Chip ESD Protection of BiCMOS Technology
   • Paper - ESD Standards: A Review and Update
   • Paper - ESD Control Program Periodic Verification
3. ESD Monitoring/Testing Manufacturers
• Ross Engineering ESD Tester
• Novx Process Environmental Monitoring System (PEMS)
• Electro-Tech Systems, Inc.
• Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions
• Credence Technologies
4. ESD Standards
• ANSI/ESD S20.20-1999
• NASA-STD-8739.7 (For new procurements after February 27, 2002 use ANSI/ESD S20.20-1999)
• MIL-HDBK-263B - ESD Control Handbook for Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts Assemblies and Equipment
• MIL-HDBK-454 - Standard General Requirements for Electronic Equipment
• EIA-625 (Now JESD-625A) - Requirements for Handling Electrostatic-Discharge-Sensitive Devices
• MIL-STD-883E (Method 3015.7) - Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity Classification
• MIL-HDBK-773 - Electrostatic Discharge Protective Packaging
• MIL-STD-1686 - Electrostatic Discharge Control Program for Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts, Assemblies and Equipment
5. ESD Equipment and Supplies
   • ESD Systems
   • 3M
   • ESD Products
   • TW Clean
   • Electrostatic Discharge Association (ESDA) Buyers Guide Website
   • Veriteq Corporation
   • Omega Engineering
   • Fisher Scientific
   • Thomas Scientific
   • Cole-Parmer Instruments

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