What is ESD.ppt

Electrostatic Discharge: Present and Future Tribocharging of floating wire Voltage on disk drive during handling Best ESD Control for GMR Electrical Breakdown Electrical Breakdown = Spark * * July, 2003 Electrostatics and ESD Forces, voltage, sparks and electromagnetic interference (EMI) Electrostatics is REAL, but MEASUREMENTS are needed ESD testing update ESD Challenges Controlling metal contact Breakdown Head to disk Sensor to shield Future Requirements Outline “Let the ESD FORCE be with you…” Electrostatic FORCE between charges F = kQq/r2 Opposites attract, like charges repel Force at a distance explained by an electric field (E) units of volts/meter Can NOT see or feel electrostatic fields or forces Need instruments to detect Video: Electrostatic forces are real…but hard to “feel” What is Voltage? Voltage is like raising an object UP off the floor Potential energy Voltage is electrostatic potential energy Potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy Current transient: ZAP! ESD = conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy Improved VOLTAGE Measurement Connect electrometer directly to device! Focus on DEVICE, not environment around device Measure voltage on device CONTINUOUSLY during REAL processing and handling Unknown voltage on device results in “mysterious” ESD Keithley 6517A Example of high-end electrometer –250 V!! To electrometer Voltage (50 V/div) Time (1s/div) 0 -250 Field meter can not measure voltage ON wire..just near wire Plastic wire coating rubbed by bare, grounded fingers results in over –250 V on wire inside coating! Sliding on mat Grounded HDA Time (1s/div) Voltage (5V/div) 20 V on HDA while sliding on ESD mat Grounding HDA reduces voltage to 1 mV Voltage on HDA during handling can be 300V! Insulating E-coat Why voltage is dangerous VOLTAGE and METAL CONTACT = ESD V + M = ESD Video: Induction charging of GMR head GMR resistance changes when metal contact (M) is made to GMR input: “switch” is