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What is ESD and where does it come from? – Triboelectric Charging. Triboelectric charging occurs when two materials make contact and separate Electrons from one material are transferred to another leaving one positively charged and the other negatively charged.
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What is ESD and where does it come from? – Triboelectric Charging • Triboelectric charging occurs when two materials make contact and separate • Electrons from one material are transferred to another leaving one positively charged and the other negatively charged. • The nature of the materials will determine who losses or gains electrons • The build up of static electricity is determined by several factors such as: area of contact, the speed of separation, relative humidity, and chemistry of the materials, surface work function, etc. *Table from ESDA
ESD Standards – Human Body Model, MIL-STD • Based on Skin-to-Metal Contact • e.g. Person touches pin of IC, discharging directly to pins • Used in Military Standard (883E) test specification • Addresses the Manufacturing/Production environment; testing is done directly on the IC • Circuit Model: Discharge VoltagePeak Current 500V 0.33A 1,000V 0.67A 2,000V 1.33A 4,000V 2.67A 8,000V 5.33A
ESD Standards – IEC 61000-4-2 • Based on Metal-to-Metal Contact • e.g. Person with tool/key in hand discharges to I/O port • Used in IEC 61000-4-2 test specification • Addresses the user-environment; testing is done at the application or system level • Circuit Model: Discharge VoltagePeak Current 2,000V 7.5A 4,000V 15.0A 6,000V 22.5A 8,000V 30.0A
ESD Standards – IEC 61000-4-2 Waveform • IEC 61000-4-2, continued • Discharge VoltageFirst PeakCurrent, 30nsCurrent, 60ns • 2,000 V7.5 A 4 A 2 A • 4,000 V 15.0 A 8 A 4 A • 6,000 V 22.5 A 12 A 6 A • 8,000 V 30.0 A 16 A 8 A • Specified current values, per discharge voltage Most all manufacturers test to 8kV or higher!
Comparing the Two Specifications – IEC 61000-4-2 vs. Human Body Model Peak current Peak current Discharge VoltageHuman Body ModelIEC 61000-4-2 500 V 0.33 A 1,000 V 0.67 A 2,000 V 1.33 A 7.5 A 4,000 V 2.67 A 15.0 A 8,000 V 5.33 A 30.0 A • The key here is that a chipset that survives Human Body Model testing (in the manufacturing environment) is not guaranteed to survive in the field, where the exposure to ESD will be much more severe. • Different models yield much different peak current values; ultimately electrical stresses on the chipset are very different. • ESD levels in the field far exceed the values that can be generated in the manufacturing environment.