NASA-AMES Research Center
Moffett Field, CA
A Fun and Educational ESD Seminar!
This seminar is unique in the ESD world. Characteristics of ESD, equipment design principles and design troubleshooting techniques are covered. Demonstrations are used to illustrate most of the concepts being taught unlike most seminars which are taught through the use of visuals as the main medium. A large portion of class time is spent in demonstrations. Complicated math is avoided. This format makes the seminar more interesting to the students and helps them to achieve a deeper understanding of the material covered.
Emphasis is placed upon delivering practical knowledge to design engineers, including systems, quality and manufacturing engineers and technicians that can be used immediately on the job. Learning is further enhanced by making the ‘dry’ subject of ESD actually fun. This may be the only seminar to make the students laugh!
Day One Description
This seminar describes, in depth, ESD design, measurement and troubleshooting principles. High frequency measurement techniques are used to reinforce these principles and to improve equipment ESD performance and improve the overall reliability of electronic systems.
Day Two Description
In a very interactive format, the course study will cover Factory Issues and ESD/ESA Auditing & Validation Techniques, ESD/ESA Practices in the semiconductor, medical device, pharmaceutical delivery, defense, disk drive industry and consumer/retail level issues arising from a microprocessor driven marketplace. Monitoring, Ionization, Machine-Validation Considerations for ESD/ESA Safety, ESD/ESA Materials & Packaging both inside and outside the ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007 ESD/ESA Protective Area (EPA), including Materials Qualification Sequence to protect against counterfeit ESD Materials & Packaging for use in the factory, Controlled Environments, outgoing shipments and field repairs will be discussed. One will gain a basic understanding of ESD materials, plus coverage of ESD design and packaging fundamentals, along with material protocols and the NEW ESD Packaging Test Methods per ANSI/ESD S541-2008 with on-site demonstrations and experiments. You will observe how Charges and ESD events occur with materials in the shielding, conductive, static dissipative and insulative ranges, plus protective measures to employ.
Objectives and Benefits
— Understand principles of system level ESD including new and important forms of ESD that are not covered in any standard yet are significant sources of system level upset.
— Learn characteristics of ESD that have direct and practical application to system level design.
— Learn principles of circuit and system design that enhance ESD immunity in electronic systems.
— Understand and apply high frequency measurement techniques to troubleshoot design problems.
— Relate ESD immunity to EMC system level performance and reliability.
— Learn construction techniques for useful laboratory apparatus that is useful for troubleshooting system level ESD problems.
— Learn what kinds of problems have occurred in the past and how they were fixed. See how ESD can cause system problems that mimic other types of problems.
— Learn the critical relationship between materials and equipment and see how ESD events and fields affect performance.
— Learn the importance of Supplier Specification Sheets and why current testing and validation is critical to your ESD Program.
— Learn how to inspect, validate and measure a suspect ESD counterfeit material, package or component.
— Learn the difference between Antistatic and Static Dissipative Materials and its correct placement in the Controlled Environments or field.
— Learn why ionization continues to be a problem and how proper placement and validation of Unit is critical before purchase.
— Learn why an ongoing Materials Qualification List is critical to your program and to your product in the marketplace.
Who should attend
All circuit designers, manufacturing engineers, system engineers, mechanical engineers, quality engineers, design supervisors, EMC/ESD personnel.
Prerequisites
College level course on circuit analysis is desirable although the seminar will be useful to those with two-year technical degrees.
Instructional Mode
Lecture/Laboratory. About 50% of class time is devoted to experiments and demonstrations on both days.
Day 1 - Major Topics
Properties of ESD
— High Frequency content of ESD
Hand Metal vs. Skin Discharge
Contact vs. Air Discharge
Unusual Forms of ESD
Hardware Design for ESD
— Enclosure design issues
— Mechanical design issues
— Electrical design issues
Software Design for ESD
— Processor issues
— I/O issues
— Memory issues
Troubleshooting Techniques
— Voltage Measurements
— Current Measurements
— Noise injection
— Useful home-built test apparatus
— Case histories
Day 2 Major Topics
Characteristics of ESD
— Triboelectrification - Charge Separation
— Humidity Effect on Charge Generation and Surface Resistance
— Triboelectric Series Relationship with Materials
ESD Roadmap of Device Sensitivity - Damage Model Relationship
— HBM (Human Body Model)
— MM (Machine Model)
— CDM-FIM (Charge Device Model – Field Induced Model)
ESD Control in the Workplace for ANSI/ESD S20.20-2007 & ANSI/ESD S541-2003
— Storage Considerations
— Transport Design Considerations
ESD/ESA Advanced Monitoring Systems in the Workplace
— Anti-counterfeiting Measures for Packaging, Materials & Components Ionization
— Material Qualification Sequence: How to Qualify Material from Suppliers?
— Engineered ESD Polymers (ICPs, IDPs, CNT)
— ESD Testing Methods for Material and Packaging Design Structures
— Review of current standards activities
Classes can accomodate up to 60 persons per training session. On-Site Seminars are located at RMV HQ, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. Please call Renee Mitchell at 650.964.4792 or email renee at renee@esdrmv.com to reserve your space or get more information on this class.
To book dates, please email Renee Mitchell at renee@esdrmv.com or call Renee at 650.964.4792 for more information.
Course Length:
2 Days | Cost: Call for Details at 650.964.4792.
Doug Smith
Consulting activities focus on design verification and problems at the system, circuit, and device level as well as EMC and immunity (including ESD) problems.
By applying specialized knowledge and measurement technology that Doug Smith has developed over the years.
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Bob Vermillion
Bob Vermillion has developed advanced ESD technologies with issuance of a U.S. Patent and several patents pending. In addition, one of Bob's ESD technologies has been qualified for a NASA Mars Mission.
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Seminar Photos
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