How-To
ESD events are the ultimate indications of whether it is safe to handle
sensitive components in your environment. If you observe strong ESD events,
it is not advisable to continue work until the situation is corrected. Whether
you already have static-dissipative mats, flooring, wrist straps and ionizers is
less relevant—it may still be unsafe to handle sensitive components in
the environment.
You can use the 3M
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ESD Pro for different applications:
ESD audit
ESD diagnostics and troubleshooting
ESD tool qualification
EMI diagnostics
...and more
The 3M
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ESD Pro detects ESD events by the specific electromagnetic
signature these events produce. As such, the performance of the 3M
™
ESD Pro
must be looked at in view of wave propagation. Just like with a microphone,
the farther away from the source of the signal you are, the weaker the signal
is. When searching for the sources of ESD events, it is advisable to get as
close as is practical considering necessary safety precautions to the suspected
sources. In a typical tool, such as an IC handler or a pick-and-place SMT
machine, such sources of ESD events may include places of IC pick-up and IC
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Summary of Contents for CTM082
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