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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