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Jedec and ESDA to Codevelop ESD Specs |
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Written by Mike Buetow
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Monday, 13 October 2008 |
ARLINGTON, VA -- Jedec and
the ESD Association today announced an agreement to develop joint standards and
publications for electrostatic discharge sensitivity
testing. The trade groups' members will form a joint task force for the standardization
work, which are intended to alleviate confusion among manufacturers and users.
In a press release, the companies said "the combined effort to develop unified test
methods for ESD will be welcome news to an industry confused by the various ESD
test standards currently available."
“This
historic collaboration between ESDA and Jedec paves the way for the
development of harmonized test methods for ESD, which will ultimately reduce uncertainty
about test standards among manufacturers and suppliers in the solid state
industry,” said ESDA president David E. Swenson.
“(We] recognize that the proliferation of standards in the field of ESD device
sensitivity testing has left component manufacturers unsure of which method to
use," said Nick Lycoudes, chairman of the Jedec committee on quality and reliability "By joining forces, we will be able
to offer the industry comprehensive, next-generation standards in the field of
ESD device sensitivity testing and alleviate unnecessary confusion." |
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