Silicon Valley EOS /ESD Society

Silicon Valley EOS /ESD Society
Providing Information for the Protection of Sensitive Electronics
Approximately 3 minutes reading time
This is the latest addition to the Silicon Valley EOS/ESD Society. Each month, we provide this Ezine to our members and friends.
Inside this new journal, you will find news and helpful tips for controlling ESD (Electro-Static Discharge)
http://www.esdsiva.org/esd_ezine_2.htm

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In This Issue:

SiVa News & Events
ESD suppression devices from ON TECHNOLOGY
European consortium to improve the electrical conductivity of a range of polymers
RTP Signs distribution Agreement for China Market
ESD Help - Ionization Point Cleaning
ESD Q&A - Work Surfaces
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 SiVa News

New Board Of Directors Announced for 2005 / 2006 Term

The new board of directors announced on June 21, 2005 are:
 

   President:  ..... Lem Hollins, Novx Corporation

   Vice President ..... Wayne Tan, Western Digital Corp

   Education Chair ..... Leo G. Henry,  ESD/EMI/TLP Consultants

   Treasurer ..... Dean Hocom, Contamination Prevention Services

   Communications Chair ..... Ryan Money, R&D Money Co, ESDplastics.com.

   Program Chair ..... Toni Gurga, Credence Technologies Inc.

   Membership ..... Dean Hocom, Contamination Prevention Services

Poll Results from Web Site 

The results of our online poll are quite interesting and revealing to the needs of our industry.
We want to thank all those who took the time to cast your vote.

2006 ESD Discovery Committee Forming 

 We are looking for people who can volunteer 1/ 2 hour a week helping us for the
on one of our ESD Discovery 2006 committees. Contact us to join our team. Send an email to esdsv@esdsiva.org if you are interested.



SiVa ESD Discovery 2006 Exhibitor sign up start in October with a special promo program

 Starting October 1 and going thru December 1, 2005 -Sign up for ESD Discovery 2006 and receive FREE Web Space Ad and get a ESD Today Newsletter Ad for 1 Year. This is a very special offer and will not be repeated again  Contact Leo G Henry to reserve the Table Space today.



Renew your Membership and get access to the Members Only Site

 SiVa has started a "Members" page. Many of the previous presentations, newsletters, QA tips and much more can be found within this new section.

Click on http://www.esdsiva.org/Members_only/mindex.htm


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SiVa Events

August 23, 2005 ..... Board Of Director Meeting - Open to all members..
September 20, 2005 - Wayne Tan - Developing An ESD Compliant IC Sockets Plan
October 18, 2005 ..... Al Wallash, Hitachi, SPICE Molding Review
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In The News

 ON Semiconductor's New ESD Suppression Devices in Low-Profile Package Exceed Portable Industry's Toughest ESD
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 03 Aug 2005 12:25 PM PDT
A leading global supplier of discrete devices, ON Semiconductor today introduced the uESD dual series of high-performance, micro-packaged electro static discharge protection diodes.

Rapra leads EU research for conductive polymers
Manufacturing Talk - UK
Rapra Technology has secured EUR 5 million of EU funding together with a 20 strong European consortium to improve the electrical conductivity of a range of polymer materials.

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Financial releases, Market notes

RTP Company Signs Distribution Agreement With NCM; Major China Distributor of Specialty Plastics

WINONA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2005--Global specialty compound leader RTP Company announces the signing of a distribution agreement with NCM the leading distributor of engineering materials in China. The agreement names NCM as RTP Company's primary distributor for the China market

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Focus on: Q/A & ESD Help
What are the most important ESD control consideration for work surfaces?

     A. Color

     B. Surface texture

     C. RTG resistance to ground

     D. RTT resistance point-to-point

     E. Volume resistivity

         ESD Handbook TR20.20 paragraph 5.3.1.7 Electrical Considerations “[RTG is] The most important functional consideration for worksurfaces. This establishes the resistance of the primary path to ground for items, placed on the surface.”        Answer:  C

Courtesy Of Desco Industries

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Help Info

Properly maintained ionizing points will give you high performance over the lifetime of your system. Maintaining ionizing points requires regular cleaning and operational testing.

Ionizing points must be cleaned on a monthly basis. If points are extremely dirty when cleaning, increase frequency to weekly. In very dirty environments, it may be necessary to clean daily or at the end of each shift.

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