ESD - Introduction



Source Coupling Victim

ESD : The source is charged to one of the high potential.
If the ESD occurs :

  • High values of electrical field E.
  • High current flowed by the chassis up to the ground; this current can either directly disturb (or destroy) electronics, or generate magnetic field H.


Maximum Values

The maximum values of electrostatic voltages with which the source can be charged when it is in contact with different materials are in the following figure :-