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EN 61340-5-1

IEC 61340-5-1 Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - General requirements

IEC 61340-5-1 Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - General requirements is a Technical Report that has been adopted by CENELEC as the current European standard EN61340-5-1, which has replaced EN100015.

EN 61340-5-2

IEC 61340-5-2 Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - User Guide

IEC 61340-5-2 Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - User guide is the User Guide to the 61340-5-1 standard. It contains many valuable recommendations to be considered in implementing 61340-5-1.

ANSI/ESD S20.20-1999: Development of an Electrostatic Discharge Control Program.

ESD Association Standards page

The ESD Association has published a new standard ANSI/ESD S20.20-1999: Development of an Electrostatic Discharge Control Program.

Also approved as an ANSI standard, the standard covers the requirements necessary to design, establish, implement, and maintain an ESD control program to protect electrical or electronic parts, assemblies and equipment susceptible to ESD damage from Human Body Model (HBM) discharges greater than or equal to 100 volts.

ANSI/ESD S20.20 can be tailored to specific applications or requirements. Administrative sections cover development of an ESD Control Program Plan, Training Plan, and Compliance Verification Plan (routine audits). Whilst technical parts of the Standard have some specific requirements covering areas such as grounding, personal grounding, protected areas, packaging, labelling, equipment, and handling. A flexible approach to compliance will allow users to develop and implement a technically adequate and cost effective plan for their own needs.

Download a free copy of ANSI/ESD S20.20 from the ESDA site.

Copies of ESDA standards and other documents can be obtained from the ESD Association, 7900 Turin Rd., Bldg. 3, Suite 2, Rome, NY 13440-2069; Ph: 315-339-6937; Fax: 315-339-6793; E-mail: info@esda.org

EN100015
Basic specification: Protection of electrostatic sensitive devices

This is the old European standard applicable to electronics manufacture in Europe. It is in 4 parts, of which Part 1 General requirements was the most useful to most manufacturers implementing electrostatic protected manufacturing areas (EPAs).

N.B. This standard has been superceded by EN IEC61340-5-1 and EN IEC61340-5-2

MIL-STD 1686 October 1985
Electrostatic discharge control program for protection of electrical and electronic parts, assemblies and equipment (excluding electrically initiated explosive devices)

The US Department of Defense standard. MIL-HDBK-263 gives additional information relating to implementation of this standard.
Download MIL-STD-1686 (.pdf, 577kB)

MIL-HDBK-263 Electrostatic Discharge Control Handbook For Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts, Assemblies and Equipment.

MIL-HDBK-263 gives additional information relating to implementation of MIL-STD-1686.
Download MIL-HDBK-263 (.pdf, 14.8 MB).

BS5958 Control of undesirable static electricity

Pt1: 1991. General considerations

Pt 2: 1991. Recommendations for particular industrial situations

This is a key British Standard dealing with electrostatic hazards avoidance in industry. Part 1 gives a good general introduction to electrostatic hazards issues. Part 2 gives a range of measures applicable to various industrial situations such as petrochemical installations, and flammable powder handling.

The ESD Guide

Our on-line guide to ESD prevention in electronics manufacture, using the new 61340-5-1 standard. Check out some of the key requirements.

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