What is Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)?
ESD damage not only directly affects the quality & reliability of your products, but also can impact your companys reputation and bottom line! Thus, we are here to help you to inspect your facility, to determine your exact needs & requirements, and to recommend the appropriate ESD control materials & procedures for your successful ESD Control Program implementation. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is ever present around us! It is the transfer of electrical charge between two bodies at different potentials, either through direct contact or through an induced electrical field. Each time we walk across the carpet, we may generate kilovolts of static electricity. The quick change in static voltage and burst of current produce a powerful electromagnetic field which can destroy semiconductor components & circuit assemblies and result in malfunction of electronic equipment..While this discharge results in a harmless shock to the human bodies, it is detrimental to sensitive electronics! A malfun
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a transfer of energy between two differently charged objects. Most people have experienced ESD in the form of static shock. In addition to being startling, ESD can cause severe damage to electronics, and for this reason many manufacturers install safeguards to protect against ESD. There are some steps consumers should take to avoid ESD, especially around motor vehicles. ESD occurs when two objects with a different number of electrons, which causes a difference in energy potentials, encounter each other. A classic example occurs when someone walks across a floor, picks up electrons and becomes charged, and then touches an object in the room, causing the extra electrons to discharge, resulting in a shock. When two objects in close proximity to each other build up a large electrostatic field, this can also result in an ESD. Moving humans can build up a surprisingly high static charge. Because it is an electrical phenomenon, ESD can damage electrical com
An ESD event is the transfer of energy between two bodies at different electrostatic potentials, either through contact or via an ionized ambient discharge (a spark). Material type, the area of contact, the speed of separation, relative humidity, and other factors affect the amount of charge created by triboelectric charging. Once the charge is created on a material, it becomes an “electrostatic” charge. This charge may be transferred from the material, creating an ESD event.
Static electricity is created with movement, and when contact and separation occurs between two materials, electrons are transferred from the atoms on the surface of each material. An imbalance of electrons is called an electrostatic charge which is then discharged when the charged material comes in contact with another material like a person handling an electronic component. The resulting electric charge cause undetectable but irreparable damage to electronic components. In other words, a big no-no in the technology field. • What we do to prevent it: All Dynamic Systems, Inc. team members are trained to guard against ESD with strict precautionary measures which include grounding, shielding, and neutralization. In our static-safe workstations, grounding is accomplished by directly linking our technicians to the ground via wrist and foot straps and using conductive flooring. With this precaution, we prevent any potentially damaging charges from being generated and transferred to delicat
You experience occurrences of static electricity everyday. For example, walking across a carpeted floor in a heated room during winter generates sufficient static electricity to create a strong shock when you touch the metal door knob. This can be very damaging to electronic devices which are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD).
