D3DA3xx/x Safetynotes
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2.5 ESDInformation
Electroniccomponentaregenerallyputatriskbyelectrostaticdischarges
(ElectroStaticDischarge).Anelectrostaticchargecanoccurduringanyac
tivityinvolvingmovement.ESDcanoccurwithanytouch.
Mostdischargesaresolowthattheyarenotnoticeable.However,theycan
neverthelessputunprotectedelectroniccomponentsatriskorevendestroy
them.Therefore,anyhandlingwithopenelectronicsisonlypermissiblewith
theapplicationofeffectiveESDprotection.
Whenhandlingopenelectronics,pleasefollowthefollowingESDmeasures:
● Onlytouchopenelectronicsifthisisabsolutelynecessary.
● WearaconductiveESDwristband.
● Useconductivemats.
● Establishaconductiveconnectionbetweendevice/system,mat,wrist
band,andgroundingconnection.
● Cottonworkclothesarepreferredoversyntheticfibermaterials.
● Keepworkareafreeofhighlyisolatingmaterials(e.g.Styrofoam,plas
tics,nylon,...).
● UseESDprotectionevenfordefectivemodules.
Generallyavoid,formoduleswhicharemountedinanenclosure,directcon
tactwithanyaccessibleelectroniccomponents,suchasnonequippedter
minals.