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The ESD Association Standards Committee is pleased to announce the release of the following publications


ESD DS5.2-2007, ESD Association Draft Standard for Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity Testing – Machine Model (MM) - Component Level. This document is a revision and redesignation of ANSI/ESD STM5.2-1999. The purpose of this document is to establish a test method that will replicate MM failures and provide reliable, repeatable results from tester to tester, regardless of component type. Repeatable data will allow accurate comparisons of MM ESD sensitivity levels.

ESD DS5.3.1-2007, ESD Association Draft Standard for Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity Testing – Charged Device Model (CDM) – Component Level. This document is a revision and redesignation of ANSI/ESD STM5.3.1-1999. The purpose of this document is to establish a test method that simulates CDM failures and provides reliable and repeatable results from tester to tester. This will allow accurate comparisons of component CDM ESD sensitivity levels.

ESD DSTM5.5.1-2007, ESD Association Draft Standard Test Method for the Protection of Electrostatic Discharge Susceptible Items - Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity Testing - Transmission Line Pulse (TLP) - Component Level. This document is a revision and redesignation of ANSI/ESD SP5.5.1-2004. The purpose of this document is to establish a methodology for both testing and reporting information associated with TLP testing. The scope of this document pertains to transmission line pulse testing techniques of semiconductor components.

ANSI/ESD STM5.1-2007, ESD Association Standard Test Method for Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity Testing - Human Body Model (HBM) - Component Level. This document is a revision of ANSI/ESD STM5.1-2001. The purpose of this document is to establish a test method that will replicate HBM failures and provide reliable, repeatable results from tester to tester, regardless of component type. Repeatable data will allow accurate comparisons of HBM ESD sensitivity levels.

ANSI/ESD STM11.12-2007, ESD Association Standard Test Method for the Protection of Electrostatic Discharge Susceptible Items - Volume Resistance Measurements of Static Dissipative Planar Materials. This document is a reaffirmation of ANSI/ESD STM11.12-2000. This standard defines the test procedure, equipment, sample preparation, and conditioning needed to achieve reproducible volume resistance test results on static dissipative planar materials.

ANSI/ESD SP10.1-2007, ESD Association Standard Practice for the Protection of Electrostatic Discharge Susceptible Items - Automated Handling Equipment (AHE). This document is a reaffirmation of ESD SP10.1-2000 and provides testing and data reporting procedures for the evaluation of ESD ground integrity in automated handling equipment (AHE) and for the evaluation of charge generation and accumulation on devices in AHE. These methods qualify newly installed and existing equipment by verifying the equipment’s existing ground paths and by determining that charge on ESD sensitive devices can be detected.

Each publication is available to members for $50.00 each; and to non-members for $70.00.
For more information on these and other standards, visit the standards section of our website: http://www.esda.org/standards.html

A list of all ESDA publications and ordering information is available in our Press Catalog.
http://www.esda.org/orderinginformation.html