Electronic Design

ESD Simulator System Trumps Standards With 30-kV Discharge Voltage

The NSG 438 electrostatic discharge (ESD) simulator system has an elevated discharge voltage of 30 kV, exceeding industry ESD test standards requiring 25-kV pulse voltages. The basic model includes a ...
EDN

Antistatic ESD Wrist Strap Tester

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing is essential for many antistatic equipment and products. It is the process of checking the resistance of a device to electrostatic discharge (the sudden transfer ...
Electronic Design

ESD Simulator Exceeds Standard Discharge Settings

Exceeding industry ESD test standards with pulse voltages greater than 25 kV, the NSG 438 ESD simulator system suits test applications involving multiple R-C network values. A basic system comes with ...
EDN

ESD Sensitivity Testing of Mini-Circuits ERA-4XSM

To determine the Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity of Mini-Circuits Amplifier ERA-4XSM in accordance with Human Body Model (HBM) and Machine Model (MM) ESD sensitivity standards. The failure ...
Hackaday

Hacker Tactic: Internal ESD Diode Probing

Humans are walking high voltage generators, due to all the friction with our surroundings, wide variety of synthetic clothes, and the overall ever-present static charges. Our electronics are sensitive ...