Static Electricity

Electrostatic Discharge or Esd

Tribo Charging

Extra Steps and Precautions

Esd Safety Items

What is ESD?

ESD Protection Techniques

Controlling Humidity

ESD Shoes/Heel Straps

Static Dissipative Mats

Wrist Grounding Straps

Conductive Casters and Roller Carts

Shipping and Packaging

Evaluating Contract Manufacturer ESD Protection

To start with, I will look at what electrostatic discharge or ESD is. Electrostatic discharge is simply a rush of static charge to another object. So, when an object with a lot of charge comes into contact with an object with no charge, the charge will attempt to equalize across the two objects.

When your body builds up a static charge, the charge will follow the path of least resistance. The destination will be a body with unequal charge. So essentially the static electricity is attempting to balance the charge out with another body.

To start with, let’s consider what a work area may look like when it is designed with anti-static protection. Keep in mind, this is just a simple example and there is a huge range of anti-static devices and furniture you can purchase. Everything from the floor, the chair, the desk and your cabinets can be designed with anti-static in mind. For the general IT technician, unless it is a specially designed area, you will probably have little anti-static prevention by design.

To help prevent electro static discharge from damaging electronics, one common method is to use anti-static mats. The mats may be stuck on a table or purchased as separate mats. It may surprise you but anti-static mats are made of high resistance material. Essentially this means that ESD will flow across the material at a very slow rate.

What is ESD?

Plastics and ESD

ESD-sensitive devices

Types of ESD damage

ESD Protected Areas

What is ESD?

Summary

Charging Device Model

Static Dissipative Materials

Controlling Insulators

Surface Resistance Measurement

Grounding Insulators

Benefits of ionizers

Shielding Bag

Conductive Foot Grounders

ESD Safety - for - Beginners

ESD, or electrostatic discharge, is the rapid transfer of electric charge from one object to another.

So why should I care about ESD?

What can I do to prevent ESD damage?

How do I set up a workstation?

A basic workstation can be a sturdy table, desk, or countertop.

Can you show me some ESD equipment?

Congratulations, you've just completed basic ESD training!

Question #2

A - Set up a proper workstation

Electrostatic Discharge

ESD Impact on ICs

ESD IC Protection Structures

ESD Safety

ESD Models

Maxim's ESD Protection Information

What Is Electrostatic Discharge

Causes of Electrostatic Discharge

Ways To Prevent Electrostatic Discharge

What is ESD?

Charge is neutral when there are an equal number of protons and electrons

Static Dissipative Materials

Wrist Straps

Continuous Monitoring

ESD Packaging

Tape

Ergonomics

Handling of components and assemblies

Conclusion

What is ESD?

What most people don't realize about static?

The biggest consideration is safety

Conclusion

What is Static Electricity

Static Field Meter

Examples of Static Electricity

Static cling

When does ESD cause the most concern?

Formation of Electrostatic Charge

Demonstration of ESD

Tape Example

What is Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)?

Scanning Electron Micrographs of ESD Damage

Double-charged technology

ESD events

Five Key Steps to Avoid ESD

Avoid walking into spray

Utilize an ESD Grounding Strap

ESD Spray Tips

ESD Heel Grounding Strap