{"id":482,"date":"2023-06-06T13:23:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/app.mectronic.com\/blog\/?p=482"},"modified":"2023-07-09T20:08:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T20:08:53","slug":"new-esd-products-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app.mectronic.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/06\/new-esd-products-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Static Electricity and ESD Damage: New ESD Products for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Electronic components are highly-sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Even minute discharges result in performance decline and component failure.  The ESD Association estimates product loss and damages from ESD cost the electronics industry billions of dollars<\/a> each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trend towards increasingly dense components makes electrostatic discharge (ESD) control programs and safe shipping strategies a top priority for manufacturers and distributors.  As the electronics industry trends towards lower operating voltages and greater component integration, modern electronics components are even more vulnerable to the effects of electrostatic discharge.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electrostatic discharge prevention technologies aren\u2019t new, but the evolving complexity of modern electronic components underlies a growing focus on developing new products and practices to prevent product loss.  In this blog, we\u2019ll discuss the challenges of static electricity and several new ESD protection products and initiatives announced in the last twelve months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Static electricity and ESD Defined<\/h2>\n\n\n
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If you\u2019ve ever drug your feet over the carpet before grabbing a metal doorknob and experienced a sharp, tingling sting, you\u2019ve met static electricity first-hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Static electricity is a form of electrical charge that accumulates on the surface of an object due to an imbalance of electrons. It occurs as two objects come into contact and then separate, causing a transfer of electrons between them. This transfer makes the object that loses an electron positively charged and the object that gains an electron negatively charged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The imbalance of charges between the two objects also creates an electric field. When these charged objects come into contact with a conductor or another object, the excess charge forms an electrostatic discharge (ESD).  Under the right conditions, ESD produces a visible spark or shock.  Certain materials, such as plastics, synthetic fabrics, and insulating materials, are more prone to generating static charges. Certain materials and components, particularly electronic components, are more sensitive to the effects of ESD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A variety of mechanisms produce static electricity.  Young science students first experience static electricity through friction experiments, creating electrostatic discharges by rubbing various materials together.  Separation generates ESDs under the right conditions, too.  Induction generates static electricity without requiring physical contact.  Instead, an object is charged simply by proximity.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Static Electricity in the Manufacturing and Distribution Setting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In manufacturing and industrial distribution settings, static electricity poses a significant concern for product damage and loss.  Static-induced damage leads to malfunction and even complete failure of electronic components, with an estimated 3%-8% of electronic components lost to ESD-induced damage each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESDS are electrostatic discharge susceptible items<\/a>, and many electronic components fall within this designation.  These include, but are not limited to,<\/p>\n\n\n\n