Hi all. Simple question yet I haven’t read the definitive answer. Is damage from ESD cumulative? Reason I ask is the following statement
I came across in a GaAs MMIC article.
“Other studies have also concluded that
damage from repeated exposure to an ESD level is not cumulative and that
noncatastrophic damage does not degrade device lifetime.” The statement references the EOS/ESD
Symposium Proceedings 1988.
I’ve always preached that ESD damage is
cumulative.
Alex “Shocked” Krstic
NovAtel Inc.