The movement of static electricity, e.g. sparks, from a non-conductive surface to an approaching conductive object that can damage or destroy semiconductors and other circuit components. Static electricity can build on paper, plastic or other non-conductors and can be discharged by human skin, e.g. finger, contact. It can also be generated by scuffing shoes on a carpet or by brushing a non-conductor. MOSFETs and CMOS logic ICs are especially vulnerable because it causes internal local heating that melts or fractures the dielectric silicon oxide that insulates gates from other internal structures.
ESD is the uncontrolled transfer of static charge from one object to another.
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A sudden redistribution of static charge which can be damaging to sensitive components.
A transfer of electric charge between bodies of different electrostatic potential in proximity to each other or through direct contact. This definition is observed as a high-voltage pulse that may cause damage or loss of functionality to susceptible devices. Although lightning differs in magnitude as a high-voltage pulse, the term ESD is generally applied to events of lesser amperage and more specifically to events triggered by human beings.
A sudden transfer of static electric charge from one body to another. The dissipation of the charge causes transient disturbing currents and electric fields, which are a source of wideband radiated emissions.
Discharge of a static charge on a surface or body through a conductive path to ground. ESD can be damaging to integrated circuits.
The usually sudden transfer of an ESD voltage potential from one object to another with a lower potential either by inductance or direct contact.
The release of electrical energy usually caused by the shift of electrons from one object to another as the objects come into contact with and separate from one another. ESD is also known as triboelectric charge.
Electric are caused by a potential gradient which is due to turboelectric charge separation.
The transfer of an electrostatic charge between bodies at different electrostatic potentials (voltages), caused by direct contact or induced by an electrostatic field.
The flow of current that results when objects having a static charge come into close proximity, causing a discharge between them.
The flow of current that results when objects having a static charge come into a close enough proximity to discharge.
Small static discharges that can destroy the circuitry of integrated circuits (chips). Personnel handling electronic equipment should ground themselves before touching the equipment. Electronic equipment should always be handled by the chassis or frame only.
A transfer of electrostatic charge between bodies of different electrostatic potentials.
Transfer of electric charge between two objects components in proximity.
The rapid, spontaneous transfer of electrostatic charge induced by a high electrostatic field . Note: Usually, the charge flows through a spark between two bodies at different electrostatic potentials as they approach one another. Details of such processes, such as the rate of the charge transfer, are described in specific electrostatic discharge models.
The sudden discharge of electrostatic charge that occurs when a charged conductor is grounded.
The dissipation of electricity. (In layman's terms, a "shock.") ESD can easily destroy semiconductor products, even when the discharge is to small to be felt.
An electrical discharge, usually of high voltage and low current. For example, the shock that occurs when walking across a carpet.
Current produced by two objects having a static charge when they are brought close enough to produce an arc or discharge (static electricity). The effects of static discharge can range from simple skin irritation for an individual to degraded or destroyed semiconductor junctions for an electronic device.
The transfer of a charge when the two objects have different electrostatic potentials. The potentials can be caused by either direct contact or induced by an electrostatic field. In electronic manufacturing, the employee working on a printed circuit board and a component on the same board can have different electrostatic potentials, which will damage electronic components.
the usually sudden transfer of voltage between bodies at different voltage potentials.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden and momentary electric current that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials (such as ground). The term is usually used in the electronics and other industries to describe momentary unwanted currents that may cause damage to electronic equipment.
