Title :
Electrostatic discharge-a tutorial
Author :
Ritenour, T. J Bill
Author_Institution :
EMC Compliance, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The paper is in three sections covering ESD characteristics, mitigation techniques and a review of standards. Typical cases are given for discharges from human bodies and furniture. Static safe materials are reviewed. Simulators and test setups are given for various situations
Keywords :
electronic equipment manufacture; electrostatic discharge; furniture; production testing; protection; standards; electrostatic discharge; furniture; human bodies; mitigation techniques; simulators; standards; static safe materials; test setups; Computer aided software engineering; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electrostatic discharge; Fault location; Inductance; Magnetic fields; Personnel; Tutorial;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Industries Forum of New England, 1997. Professional Program Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3987-8
DOI :
10.1109/EIF.1997.605385
