ESD 20:20-Certified Facilities are Guaranteed Safe from ESD Problems

Electrostatic discharge or ESD is longtime problem many businesses and manufacturers involved in the electronics and semiconductor industry continue to face. Events of electrostatic discharge has been attributed to the faster degradation of electrical equipment and machineries that cost companies significant amounts of money to implement repairs or replacement of needed electronic components and apparatuses. Because of its big impact on an important industry, a news item at Silicon Semiconductor discussed a company’s offering of components which helps prevent instances of ESD:

Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE), a manufacturer of advanced sealing components for the semiconductor industry, has announced the launch of the world’s first elastomeric material for the manufacture of end effector pads, designed to tackle the problem of electrostatic discharge. Paul Gillyon, managing director of PPE added, “ESD has been a growing problem for the semiconductor industry, our own research indicates that ESD is costing the electronic component manufacturing industry $billions per year in product failures. Whilst it’s difficult to calculate the loss to the wafer manufacturers, this is still likely to be one of the biggest costs they incur. We have been listening to our customers and researching ways to increase the profitability of their businesses and we believe this is another significant breakthrough. These new products and materials are a world first and will go a long way to increasing wafer yield and profitability for our global customers”

Electrostatic discharge can cause significant problems for the electronics and semiconductor industry that a lot of companies like PPE are offering products that promise to deter ESD from occurring. Recently, Exar Corporation and Analog Devices, Inc. have both been awarded patents for their respective ESD protection devices. While the competition and growing number of options available to electronic companies are welcome news, executives and managers now have the problem of identifying which products are best suited for them. A solution to this dilemma is to consult with trusted ISO Certification providers, such as International Standards Authority, Inc., on how their corporation and facilities can really get reliable protection from ESD issues. These certification providers have worked with countless reputable companies to know the most trusted and recommended technologies to ensure that common electronics and semiconductor problems are efficiently addressed. By consulting with them, corporations will know what type of products or technologies they should employ to make sure that instances of electrostatic discharge in their plants are significantly reduced. Moreover, they can also have their facilities ESD 20:20 certified so that their investors, customers, and the general public are assured that company manufacturing sites are safe from static discharge problems. (Source: Elastomeric Material to Tackle the Problem of Electrostatic Discharge. Silicon Semiconductor, July 2014.)