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The EOS/ESD Association, Inc. newsletter, published for everyone with an interest in the understanding and control of electrostatic discharge.

Volume 30, No.6 November/December 2014

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EOS/ESD Association, Inc.Setting the Global Standards for Static Control!

EOS/ESD Symposium Awards, pages 1-4

From the President, page 5

Did You Know? page 6

Q & A, page 6

Standards WG Summary, pages 7-8

Asia Symposium Call, page 9

Annual Report, page 10

ESDA Spotlight, page 11

Symposium, page 12

Calendar, page 13

Photo Corner, page 14

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E-Newsletter by email!

Numerous individuals contribute to the success of the industry, organization, and events. For those who go above and beyond, the ESD Association annually recognizes individuals who have made a lasting impact on the Association and the ESD industry. Individuals who have had some significant impact on the organization’s growth and development were honored at the 2014 EOS/ESD Symposium in Tucson, AZ.

Members awarded during the 2014 EOS/ESD Symposium for a lasting impact on The EOS/ESD Association!

Outstanding Contribution AwardEvan Grund (left)

presented by Timothy Maloney (right)The Outstanding Contributions Award is the ESD Association’s most prestigious award. It is awarded to an individual who has made a ma-jor contribution to either the development or the operation of the ESD Association or has had a significant impact in the field of EOS/ESD.

ESD Association Founders Award:Gene Chase (left)

presented by Terry Welsher (right)The Founders Award is presented to a Member or former member of the ESD Association who was involved in the formation and growth of the ESD Association or the EOS/ESD Symposium. The Founders award is presented at the An-nual General Meeting.

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Industry Pioneer AwardJames R. Huntsman, PhD (left)

presented by David Swenson (right)

Thank you for your unselfish devotion to advancing the awareness of EOS/ESD throughout the world and for the signifi-cant contributions you have made to our association and the industry.

EOS/ESD Association

Formerly from 3M Static Control Systems Division, St. Paul, MN. Dr. Huntsman received his B.S in Chemistry from the University of West Virginia and a MBA and PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. He Joined 3M in 1974 with early work on sol-id state lasers and high voltage dielectric transmission line systems. He started his work in the area of static electricity in 1977. Jim was not able to make the move to Texas when the Static Control Group moved in 1984. He went to work in the area of light, photo lithography, and microstructures for optical control and be-came a major contributor to those areas in the years following. Jim left 3M in 2002 and now is a Patent Agent, dealing with technology patents. Dr. Huntsman was one of the most important contributors to the early days of the electronic industry concerns about electrostatics. He was a spokesman for 3M and made countless presentations before customer and in-dustry groups. He had a major influence on the development of static discharge shielding materials, workstation products and human grounding products. His papers, presented at the EOS/ESD Sym-posium and NEPCON/West Conventions in the late 1970s into the mid 1980s are still referenced today. The most important papers are as follows:

• The Deficiencies in Military Specification MIL-B-81705: Consider-ations and a Simple Model for Static Protection; 1979 R.A.C. EOS/ESD Sym-posium, Denver, CO, DM Yenni and JR Huntsman, 3M• Fundamental Requirements for Static Protective Containers; 1980 NEP-CON/West Conference, Anaheim, CA; JR Huntsman, DM Yenni and GE Mueller – 3M• Quality Through Static Damage Prevention; 35th Annual Quality Con-gress; San Francisco, CA; DM Yenni and JR Huntsman- 3M• Test Methods for Static Control Products; 1982 R.A.C. EOS/ESD Sym-posium, Orlando, FL; JR Huntsman and DM Yenni – 3M• Charge Drainage vs Voltage Suppression by Static Control Table Tops; March 1982, Evaluation Engineer-ing, JR Huntsman and DM Yenni – 3M• Practical Aspects of Static Dis-charge Protection Testing of Bags; May 1984, Evaluation Engineering, JR Hunts-man – 3M• Triboelectric Charge: Its ESD Ability and a Measurement Method for its Propensity on Packaging Materials; 1984 EOS/ESD Symposium, Philadelphia, PA; JR Huntsman – 3M

Jim also made significant contributions to the development of MIL STD883 and the test methods associated with Hu-man Body Model testing of components. He always considered that among his major contributions to the industry. At 3M he was appreciated for his outgo-ing personality, extraordinary wit, great educational background and intelligence. His contributions to 3M and the industry are of the highest merit. The changes in the military standards affecting the static control business are the direct result of Jim’s diligence and contributions.The award was accepted by Dave Swen-son on behalf of Jim Huntsman who was not able to attend the Symposium. Dave presented the award to Jim following Symposium in Minnesota. “I want to thank very much all of you who thought me worthy to receive this award. It is even more gratifying not to be forgot-ten after so many years. My 6 years in static control were truly the best of my career. I enjoyed learning old science that was new to me and meeting so many nice people. It is an enjoyable past that I can never forget. But remember, ESD scientists never die; they just lose their spark. Again my heart-felt thanks to all.” James R. Huntsman, PhD

Awards continued on page 3

TREK, INC.190 Walnut Street, Lockport, NY 14094

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Designer and manufacturer of instrumentation and sensors for measuring surface voltage, ionizer performance, and surface resistivity

ACL STATICIDE840 W. 49th Place, Chicago, IL 60609

Tel: 847-981-9212 Fax: 847-981-9278info@aclstaticide.com • www.aclstaticide.com

Manufacturer of anti-static topicals, dissipative coatings for plastic and floors, ESD workstation products including meters. ISO 9001:2008 certified QS

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Industry Contribution Awardimec

Dimitri Linten, Geert Hellings, RomanBoschke (2nd from left to right) presented by Charvaka Duvvury (left)

In recognition of consistent and superior ser-vice to the EOS/ESD Association through continuing education, technical innovation, and unwavering support of their employees who provide countless volunteer hours.

Ed Weggeland Memorial Recognition Award:

Dave Swenson (left) presented by Lisa Pimpinella (right)

The Ed Weggeland Memorial Recognition Award is presented to individuals and/or com-panies who have demonstrated exemplary dedication to the ESD Association through continuous support of programs, leadership in the various committees and, above all, for making indelible contributions to the manage-ment of the organization.

Education Recognition: Vladislav Vashchenko (left)

presented by Ginger Hansel (right)In recognition of outstanding contributions to the Education Committee.

President’s Award: Leo G. Henry (left)

presented by Terry Welsher (right)The President’s award is presented in recognition of significant contributions, lead-ership and management that has enhanced ESDA operations and effectiveness in serving industry and the organization. The candidate is chosen by the ESDA President and is pre-sented at the annual volunteer recognition event.

The Joel Weidendorf Memorial Standards Award:Ron Gibson (left)

presented by ESDA Standards Chair, Nathaniel Peachey (right)

The Joel Weidendorf Memorial Standards Award is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the devel-opment of ESD Association Standards. The candidate for this award is chosen by the Chairman of the Standards Committee and is presented at the annual volunteer recognition event.

The David Barber Sr. Memorial (Sym-posium) Award:

Donn Bellmore (accepted by Carl New-berg-left)

presented by Gianluca Boselli (right)The David Barber Sr. Memorial Award is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the development, organization, management and growth of the EOS/ESD Symposium. The candidate for this award is chosen by the Symposium Business Unit Manager and current General Chair, and is presented at the annual volunteer recogni-tion event.

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MONROE ELECTRONICS100 Housel Avenue, Lyndonville, NY 14098

Tel: 585-765-2254 Fax: 585-765-9330E-mail: electrostatics@monroe-electronics.com

www.monroe-electronics.comFull line manufacturer of static measurement equipment

MICROSTAT LABORATORIES/ RIVER’S EDGE TECHNICAL SERVICE3907 Birmingham Ln NW, Rochester, MN 55901

Tel: 507-292-0230 Fax: 507-292-0698 www.microstatlabs.comESD materials testing laboratory, ESD & contamination control auditing,

consulting • S20.20 program development

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Symposium Paper AwardsEach year at the EOS/ESD Symposium ,the latest research and developments in EOS/ESD technologies are presented in technical presentations by authors from around the world. The selection of papers to be honored by the Association with spe-cial awards is a challenging one and the Association is proud to recognize the efforts that are made by all of the authors of papers submitted for presentation. The 2013 Symposium paper awards presented at the 2013 annual meeting during this year’s EOS/ESD Symposium in Tucson, AZ.

EOS/ESD Association

Friendship AwardBest Paper 13th ESD-Forum 2013

Berlin, Germany Analysis of ESD-Robustness of Multi-

Layer Ceramic Capacitors in System Applications

Stanislav Scheier, TU Dortmund University Co-Author - Stephan Frei, TU Dortmund

University

Outstanding Paper and Best Paper Awards

as selected by the Awards CommitteeAn Active MOSFET Rail Clamp Network for Component and System Level Protection

Michael Stockinger, Wenzhong Zhang, Kristen Mason, James Feddeler, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

Friendship AwardBest Paper 2013 RCJ

ESD Symposium, JapanDeveloping Visualization Technology to

Capture an ESD EventHiroshi Onomae, Kagoshima Prefectural

Institute of Industrial Technology Co-Authors: Kenichi Kawabe, O-K-Sha

Kagoshima Co., Ltd.; Shinichi Yamaguchi, Tadashi Takahashi, TREK Japan K.K.

Best Student Paper Awardas selected by the Awards Committee

Predictive Modeling of Peak Discharge Cur-rent during Charged Device Model Test of

Micro-Electronic ComponentsVrashank Shukla,

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Advisor: Elyse Rosenbaum,

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Co-Authors: Gianluca Boselli, Mariano Dissegna,

Charvaka Duvvury, Raj Sankaralingam, Texas Instruments, Inc.

General Chair’s Plaque: Harald Gossner (left)

presented by Gianluca Boselli (right)Presented to the General Chair in recognition of their commitment, dedication, and leadership in their position as Symposium General Chair.

Volunteer Award:Wolfgang Stadler (left)

presented by Dave Swenson (right)In recognition of exceptional volunteer ser-vice, dedication and support of the EOS/ESD Association.

Volunteer Merit Award:Bill DeJean (left)

presented by Dave Swenson (right)The Volunteer merit award is to recognize the dedication, exemplary effort, and/or outstand-ing participation of an ESDA volunteer in re-gard to the development and promulgation of ESDA activities and committee work with the nominations coming from volunteer peers.

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From the President

ESD Association President;Terry Welsher

ESDA and China – Perfect TogetherAnother chapter in building global relationships

October was a truly significant milestone in the efforts of The ESD Association (ESDA) to achieve a global presence in standards, education, and certification. For the third straight year, ESDA partici-pated with speakers and co-sponsorship of the 3rd Electrostatic Protection and Standardization International Conference held in Shanghai on October 14. Attending from ESDA were Nate Peachey (Standards Chair), John Kinnear (Facility Certification Chair) and me (Terry Welsher, ESDA President). Each of us made presentations on topics requested by the conference organizers. This year’s conference was also notable for its inclu-sion of other ESD organizations from Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Our trip was extended this year to conduct training and meetings in Beijing at the Beijing Orient Institute of Measurement and Test (a division of the China Academy of Space Technology) and in Suzhou for a local ESD organization. We also had key discussions with the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS).

These interactions have led to near completion of agreements on transla-tion and reselling of ESDA standards, progress on S20.20 certification in China, identification of further training needs, and establishment of local chapters. We also had a lively Q&A meeting on the new version of S20.20 with the Suzhou ESD group. This group is also considering becoming an ESDA local chapter.Each of these events and meetings are important steps in the ESDA globaliza-tion effort. More important though has been the development of trust and com-munication and the professional relation-ships that have developed among the conference sponsors, organizers, and attendees. I also have to point out the warm hospitality provided by our hosts. In particular, I want to mention Professor Liu Min of CAST, who arranged the train-ing sessions and meetings before and after the main conference. His attention to detail and concern for our comfort was extraordinary and his team gave us great

support throughout. In the July message we talked about how the impetus toward global presence was evolving from one of a survival strategy to one that would transform the organiza-tion. After spending two weeks in China, seeing the need for training and the hun-ger for information, it is clear that ESDA can “Serve Industry” and that Chinese engineers and their companies welcome what ESDA brings to the table. At the same time, the interactions also yield new perspectives on the way we create standards and certification processes. I am sure there will be strong technical contributions as well.

Terry

“John Kinnear presents changes to S20.20 at the ESD conference in Shanghai”

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Q&A

The response given is a service to indus-try; the ESDA is not responsible for con-tent. The users of this information need to determine the suitability of the response.

Did You know?

Q. I see a new spec in the ANSI/ESD S20.20 - 2014, section 8.3.1, that requires insulators greater than 125 volts/inch and less than one inch of distance need to be moved or ion-ized. Is there a white paper or some information to help me better under-stand the reasoning behind this so I can make the necessary adjustments at our facility?A. The reason behind this change is the claim of protecting to 200V CDM model. If the CDM model is consid-ered, a conductor much bigger than the device is placed down with a very thin insulator on top. Next the device is placed on top of that and each pin is discharged to determine the CDM withstand of the device. ANSI-ESD S20.20-2014 now claims that a 200V CDM device can be handled. What

this implies is that an insulator, that is in intimate contact with the device, must not generate a field greater than 200V/in. Since field meters tend to be widely used for this measurement and can be very inaccurate, it was decided by the 20.20 working group to keep the field number to 125V/in to ensure protection.Q. What is the required flooring limit for ANSI-ESD S20.20-2014; and what are 2014 limits in Table 2?A. ANSI/ESD S20.20 - 2014 is now released and can be downloaded from the ESD Association website. The requirements for flooring/foot-wear system requires a body voltage test according to ANSI/ESD STM 97.2. as well as resistance according to ANSI/ESD STM 97.1. The 20.20 requirement is for body voltage with

the selected footwear and floor to generate less than 100 volts on any peak. The current 97.1 and 97.2 test methods can be used to fulfill these requirements. http://www.esda.org/Documents.html#s2020

TRANSFORMING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC3719 King Road, Toledo, OH 43617

Tel: 419-841-9552 • Fax: 419-841-3241 Email: info@transforming-technologies.com

www.transforming-technologies.comManufacturer of static control products

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ESD & EOS Consulting Services: No Product Sales!S20.20 Programs, Training, Auditing, CDM, CBE, Class 0, Cleanrooms

The Winner Is! Hei-Ruey Jen has won the “Can you Guess” contest from the September October issue of Threshold. “How many copies of the 2008 proceed-ings we have on hand?” Hei-Ruey’s guess of 321 came the closest to the actual number of 2008 proceedings we have in stock which is 868. For his winning guess, Hei-Ruey has won a complete CD set of proceedings which includes all proceedings from 1979-2014, a $950 value.Congratulations! Stay tuned to ESDA events and happenings and keep reading Threshold, you never know when the next contest will appear.

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Standards

Standards Working Group SummarySeptember 2014 Meeting Series Westin La Paloma, Tucson, AZ

WG2.0 – GarmentsThe committee discussed the level of in-terest for a buried conductor material gar-ment test procedure; it was determined that support should be provided to IEC TC101’s document for a buried core gar-ment test procedure so efforts aren’t du-plicated. There are no current document activities but the work group will remain active at this time.WG3.0 – Ionization The committee reviewed and adjudicated comments from the STDCOM VBM on the five-year review of ANSI/ESD STM3.1. The document will be circulated for industry review before the May meet-ing series.The committee also discussed the need for industrial ionization; a sub-committee will begin writing a technical report. A discussion was also held regarding the need for other additional standards on ionization.WG4.0 – Worksurfaces The committee reviewed new drawings and the addition of a new section to ANSI/ESD STM4.1 during the five-year review. Further revisions will be made and then the document will be submitted to TAS for review prior to the May meeting series.Adhoc – Electrical Overstress (EOS) Best Practices Task GroupThe committee continued working on a new best practices technical report including a rough root cause fishbone diagram with focus on manufacturing and test that will provide framework for the document; and a template for organiza-tion of root causes, measurements, and mitigation.

JWG – (HBM) Device TestingFuture changes were discussed for the next revision of ESDA/JEDEC JTR-001, HBM User Guide. Presentations were given on advanced statistical sampling and the WG will continue working on a new standard practice. The committee also discussed future revisions and park-ing lot items for the next revision of ANSI/ESDA/JEDEC JS-001; which is target for a 2016 release.JWG – (CDM) Device TestingThe WG reviewed the status of ESDA/JEDEC JS-002 and opportunities for harmonization with other standards orga-nizations. The WG will begin looking at issues that are known to affect the CDM discharge waveform and address the variables in future revisions of JS-002. The WG will also continue working on a technical report for contact CDM between meeting series.WG5.4 – (TLU) Device TestingThe WG continued working on a new standard practice including remaining technical issues in TLU test methodology and simple concepts to proof the feasibil-ity of the TLU characterization concept.WG5.5 – (TLP) Device TestingThe committee addressed review com-ments for a technical report on the VF-TLP round robin and the document will be submitted for publication to HQ. The WG will begin focusing efforts on merging ANSI/ESD STM5.5.1 and ANSI/ESD SP5.5.2 into a single document. A presentation was given on transient re-sponse which sparked a good discussion.

WG5.6 – (HMM) Device TestingThe WG has decided to release a TR on the original round robin with some edits as follows: to deal with the wide range in results; to continue single lab experi-ments to determine issues which lead to poor repeatability and reproducibility; to continue modeling efforts to give better insight into ESD gun behavior; and to determine if a precision statement can be extracted from the round robin data. Presentations were given on single lab tests using 3 ESD guns and 1 HMM pulse source, and on modeling of ESD guns including reviews of existing models with comparisons to measured data, a new model was proposed and introduction of the need for a second calibration point to allow better understanding and modeling of ESD guns.WG9.0 – Footwear The WG finished adjudicating industry review comments and the document will be submitted to HQ for publication prior to the May meeting series.WG10.0 – Handlers The WG finalized clarification revisions in WIP10.1 and the document will be sent for a recirculation vote. The WG also reviewed a new technical report on nozzles and grippers. There was a discussion about combining WG 10 with WG 17 – Process Assessment to fin-ish the new standard practice on CDM measurements. Further discussion will be held before a final decision is made. Presentations were given on high-DVM CDM calculations and a measurement correlation method.

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Tel: 573-202-6411 • Fax: 877-641-9358www.esdemc.com

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WG11.0 – Packaging The WG reviewed the latest changes and made new updates to WIP11.12 and DSTM11.13, and also reviewed the changes to S11.4 that were made to address concerns about referencing a military specification in the foreword, the WG began the formal five-year review of S541, and discussed the single lab testing that will take place for STM11.11, STM11.12, and STM11.13.WG13.0 – HandtoolsThe WG discussed developing both a new standard practice and technical report from the current data gathered for WIP13.2. The standard practice will fo-cus on measuring the resistance of hand tools tip to ground. The technical report will focus on types of testing for hand tools. There is also a significant industry interest in developing a test method for resistance tip to grounding point of tool.WG14.0 – System Level ESDThe WG reviewed the status of WIP14.5 and created a STDCOM presentation to explain the significant changes made to the document following the last STDCOM vote. The committee then discussed the status of new work on ESD modeling and presentations were given on the current work and experiments currently under-way, and on an ESD modeling tool using the SEED method. The WG has decided to begin work on a new standard prac-tice or technical report focused on ESD modeling. Further review and revisions of WIP14.4 – CDE will continue between meetings.

WG15.0 – GlovesThe WG reviewed the procedures and processes to begin a single lab evaluation of using contact electrostatic voltmeter data to compare to the Faraday Cup pro-cedure in WIP15.2. The WG also began the five-year review of ANSI/ESD SP15.1 with a discussion about using 100 volts for the in-use resistance measurement.WG17.0 – Process AssessmentThe purpose, contents, and outline of a new standard practice were discussed and work will begin between meeting series.WG19 – AerospaceThe WG discussed a new technical report that will define multiple methods, procedures, equipment, and assurance requirements that may be implemented when relative humidity controls within an EPA cannot be established.WG 21.0 – FPDA presentation was given on TLP test-ing for touch sensors. The WG also discussed making the scope of a new TR broader to focus on more than just panel manufacturing. Further discussion will be held between meetings. WG53 – Compliance VerificationThe committee made final revisions to the packaging section and the updated document will be published in October. In addition, the WG began discussing subject areas that needed to be added and will begin updating all of the figures in the next revision.WG 97.0 – Footwear SystemsThe committee continued adjudicating industry comments on ESD DSTM97.1 and STDCOM VBM comments on ESD WIP97.2. The documents will be finished and submitted to HQ before the May meeting series.

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“Local Sparks”The Local Chapter Connection

ASEMEP ESD CouncilChengdu Student Chapter ESD AssociationIndian ESD Association Korea ESD Associationwww.esd.or.krNorth Central ESD Associationwww.esdnorthcentral.orgSilicon Valley EOS/ESD Societywww.esdiscovery.orgTexas ESD Associationwww.Centxesdassoc.homestead.com

Northeast ESD Associationwww.nechapter-esda.orgInterested in joining a local Chapter in Singapore? Please contact:Johan Jr Chan jjchan@sg.ibm.comAs they bring ESD awareness and knowledge to their local areas, these chapters supplement and expand the ESD Association’s effort and become strong allies in the overall mission of the ESD Association. Local/Student chapters provide opportunities for more frequent activities and programs at the local level, including regular meetings, facility tours, networking, and regional ESD tutorials. Starting a local chapter or a student chapter can be a very rewarding and educating experience. Getting people together from the EOS/ESD industry or academia in your area can develop a whole new awareness of ESD issues and solutions. Regular chapter meetings provide a continuous exchange of infor-mation, making the annual symposium, sponsored by the ESD Association, that much more rewarding.

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Asia Symposium

Conference Center, COEX in Seoul, KOREAJune30-July 1, 2015 ESD Factory Tutorials

July 1, 2015 ESD Design Tutorials July 2-3, 2015 EOS/ESD Symposium

and Exhibition

Call For PresentationsAbstract Submission Deadline January 29th, 2015

EOS/ESD Association, Inc.• 7900 Turin Rd Bld 3 • Rome NY 13440 • http://www.esda.orgTel: +1-315-339-6937 • Fax: +1-315-339-6793 • Email: info@esda.org

The U.S. EOS/ESD Association and the Korea ESD Association (local chapter) are working together to present presentations featuring factory, design, and testing issues along with the 2015 EOS/ESD Symposium in Asia.

2015 EOS/ESD Symposium in Asia

Korea ESD Association www.esd.or.kr

Corporate Sponsors:

Sponsored by EOS/ESD AssociationCo-sponsored by Korea Chapter of ESD Association

EOS/ESD Association, Inc.www.esda.org

For submission instructions see page 2

Submission InstructionsYour abstract (two pages includ-ing reasonably sized figures) must clearly present the data and the sig-nificance of the results. Please email your presentation abstract including title, author affiliation, and email address to info@esda.org by the Thursday, January 29, 2015 deadline. The submission format is a PDF® file (Adobe Acrobat®). Notification of ac-ceptance will occur by February 23, 2015. Final, full presentations for the EOS/ESD Symposium for Factory Is-sues in MS PowerPoint® format must

be received by May 22, 2015. These MS PowerPoint® slides will be includ-ed in the presentation handout that will be distributed during the Sympo-sium. There will be no published pro-ceedings of the Symposium. Techni-cal papers that have been previously published may be considered. For questions please contact the Tech-nical Program Chair: Joshua Yoo at Joshua@coreinsight.co.kr.

Please visit the ESDA website at www.esda.org/symposia.html or the Korea local chapter at www.esd.or.kr for regular updates on the Symposium. As it becomes available, we will post information on the full technical program including seminars, technical sessions, and exhibits. Visit the web page for information on the 2015 Asia EOS/ESD Symposium registration, Seoul Korea, and the surrounding area.

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ANNUAL REPORT OF DIRECTORS EOS/ESD ASSOCIATION, INC.

The following is a summary of the financial position and operating results for the periods indicated:

* Note: The un-audited Jan-July 2014 figure does not include 2014 Sympo-sium/Tutorial program expensesThe following is ESD Association membership numbers for the period indi-cated. All membership lists, including address information, are stored in a database at the Headquarters office.

Jan-July 2014(Unaudited)

2013(Audited)

2012(Audited)

Total Assets $1,117,496 $925,525 $976,931

Total Liabilities ($62,115) ($81,956) ($60,024)

Net Assets Unrestricted $1,179,611 $1,007,481 $916,907

Jan-July 2014 (Unaudited)

2013 (Audited)

Operating Income $867,764 $967,764

Functional Expenses $519,773 $982,947

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets $347,991 ($15,183)

Jan-Aug. 2014 2013 2012

Total Membership 1191 1003 1274

Elected to the Board of Directors, by the members of the ESD Association, for a three-year term from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017, are:

The Board of Directors officers for the one-year term of January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2015 are Terry Welsher (right), Dangelmayer Associates, LLC - President; Gianluca Boselli (center), Texas Instruments, Inc. - Senior Vice President; and Ginger Hansel (left), Dangelmayer Associates, LLC - Vice President.

Brett Carn Intel Corporation

Charvaka Duvvury ESD Consulting, LLC

Harald Gossner, Intel Mobile Communications

Michael Khazhinsky, Silicon Laboratories, Inc.

DESCO INDUSTRIES INC.3651 Walnut Ave., Chino, CA 91710

Tel: 909-627-8178• Fax: 909-627-7449 E-mail: Service@Descoindustries.com • www.Descoindustries.com

ESD Control Products and More. Our brands include: Charleswater, CMG, Desco, EMIT, Menda, Protektive Pak, Statguard, and Vermason.

SIMCO ELECTRONICS1178 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Tel: 866-299-6029• www.simco.comESD Verification Program Management Software Services Calibration and Repair of Measurement & Test Equipment

Network with ESD Professionals! Join our Team!Becoming a member: benefits start with access to the members’ only section of the ESDA website where you can download the Symposium Proceedings, ESDA published technical reports, and access the membership roster. Additional reasons to become a member: •Attend Educational Tutorials, Seminars, and the EOS/ESD Symposium at Special Member Rates• Professional Career Growth• Participation in Local Chapters• Association Standards, and Publications, at Special Member Rates• Extensive Networking with Industry Experts - Find Solutions to Real World ESD Issues• The Opportunity to be Part of Standards Development SolutionsAssociation members include engineers, production management, quality assurance and reliability, research, sales and marketing, education, purchasing, and a number of other func-tions. The membership represents electronics manufacturers and users, research laboratories, consultants, universities, manufacturers of ESD products, and other industries affected by ESD. These ESD professionals find the help and resources they need in the membership, activities, and programs of the Association.

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ESDA Spotlight

Heinrich (Henry) Wolf “...There are always new things to learn...”

Heinrich (Henry) Wolf received his degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and his PhD from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. He joined the Chair of Integrated Circuits at the TUM as a member of the sci-entific staff working on Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) related issues. This involved modeling of ESD-protection elements, parameter extraction techniques and test chip design. In 1999 he joined the Munich branch of the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM) which became the Institution for Solid State Technologies EMFT in 2010. He was involved in the investiga-tion of ESD phenomena for CMOS and Smart Power Technologies. Furthermore he published at the EOS/ESD Symposium several pa-pers on the development of ESD test methods and tester characterization. Currently he is coordinating the ESD

related projects at the EMFT and is also working in the field of RF design which includes simulation and char-acterization of transmission lines and resonator structures up to 110 GHz. Furthermore, he serves for the TPC of the EOS/ESD Symposium and the IEW.Heinrich has been married for more than 15 years to Carola. They have a teenage daughter named Tabea, His hobbies include playing electronic drums and synthesizer and riding his motor bike. “Maybe in near future I will also start horse riding, since I like watching my wife and my daughter when they have their lessons in horse riding (somehow watching riding horses has a relaxing effect to me).” After attending a few ESDA conferenc-es Heinrich began volunteereing as a monitor for seminars. Since 2005 He has served on the Technical Program Committee and as a moderator at the

EOS/ESD Symposium Heinrich is also an active volunteer at the in-ternational Electrostatic Workshop (IEW) as a member of member of the TPC and he presented a seminar.He attended the EOS/ESD Symposium for the first time in 1996 not knowing what would come from there. However, it was no problem to get in touch with other members in the ESDA and to start volunteer-ing. Since then, being a volunteer helped im to stay at the leading edge of the ESD industry. “Since you can meet people from different countries and with different background in the field of ESD, discussions with other experts made me look at things from different perspectives which can be very valuable. There are always new things to learn. Furthermore, being a volunteer also helped to establish a professional network which can sup-port the daily work.”

NRD - ADVANCED STATIC CONTROL2937 Alt Blvd, Grand Island, NY 14072

Tel: 800-525-8076•716-733-7744•Sales@NRDinc.com•www.nrdinc.comManufacturer of Alpha, Corona, and Passive

Static Control Products

EVANS ANALYTICAL GROUP2710 Walsh Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95051

Tel: 1-408-530-3500 • Fax: 1-408-588-0051 www.eag.com/mte • info.mte@eag.com

EAG is a fully integrated lab providing comprehensive services including: ESD and latch-up testing, reliability qualification,

failure analysis, and advanced microscopy.

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Symposium

Best of

Show

The EOS/ESD Symposium continues to be the one event that provides the latest ESD technology and instruction to attendees from around the World

In the exhibit hall there were a variety of displays for ESD testing and control equipment, clothing, protective packaging, and consultants. Exhibitors and attendees at this year’s sympsoium took part in our first ever group of exhibit hall contasts. the contests which stimulated interactivity beween attendees and the exhibitors were a great success. Our winners are:

2014 Symposium “best booth” contest as voted by attendees went to HPPI

Winner of the Trek model 511/1501ESD audit kit was Stephen Skala of SanDisk

Winner of the Tuesday “Meet the Exhibitor Contest” and the one night stay with golf for two at the Westin la Paloma goes to Cheryl Checketts. Cheryl successfully collected signatures from at least 5 of the exhibitors during the show.

On Wednesday The “Meet the Exhibitor Contest” continued with a task of collecting stickers from the exhibitors for a chance to win a Plug-in EMI Adapter for Power Lines from OnFilter, the winner was Rita Fung, from Cisco Systems, Inc.

Technical sessions are nearly standing room only as attendees learn about the latest research and developments being made in the field. Many attendees are able to talk to the authors regarding their research and discoveries one on one in the authors corner following the presentations.

Our thanks to all the Volunteers, Authors, and Exhibitors who helped to make the 2014 Symposium a success!

ESD Tutorials and seminars remain a highly valued part of the week long program bring new and updated instruction to those learning to control Static electricity in their workplace.

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Calendar of Events

Registration for onsite Tutorials available online at www.esda.org/onlineregistrations

ESD Certified Program Manager Course ESD Certified Device Stress Testing Course

November 11, 2014 - ONLINE TRAINING 11:00 AM EST (One Hour Class) Integrated ESD Device and Board Level Design Part 2

November 11-12, 2014ESSENTIALS FOR ESD PROGRAMSFACTORY: TECHNOLOGIES • CONTROLS • PROCEDURESSGS Academy, 3rd floor Alegria building2229 Chino Roces Ave., Makati City, Philippines

December 1-4, 2014GlobeSPACE 2014 Global Symposium on EMC, Safety and Product Compliance Engineering, Tel Aviv, IsraelCo-Sponsored by the ESD Association

December 8-9, 2014ESD Program Development & Assessment (ANSI/ESD S20.20 Seminar) ESD Association, Rome, NY

Wednesday, 10 December 2014Electrostat-Ex 2014 ConferenceHilton Manchester Airport, Manchester Airport, Outwood Ln, Manchester M90 4WP, UKelectrostat-ex.iopconfs.org

2015 January 8-9, 2015ESD Design EssentialsThe Oberoi, 39, Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Bangalore, Karnataka 56000, India

February 10-11, 2015 Fundamental Handling Practices, Basic ESD Control Program, and Simplified MeasurementsEOS/ESD Association Inc. • 7900 Turin Rd Bld 3 • Rome NY 13440

May 4-6, 20159th Annual International Electrostatic Discharge Workshop (IEW) Granlibakken Conference Center & Lodge, Lake Tahoe, CACall for Presentations Submission Deadline- November 21, 2014

May 7-11, 2015ESD Association Meeting Series, Peppermill Resort and Casino, Reno, NV(Room Rate $95/night)

May 19-21, 2015 Northeast Local Chapter Tutorials• FC100: ESD Basics for the Program Manager• FC101: How To’s of In-Plant ESD Auditing and Evaluation MeasurementsTeradyne Conference Center 600 Riverpark Drive • North Reading, MA

April 12-16, 2015Electrostatics 2015Southampton Solent University, Southampton, UK http://elec2015.iopconfs.org

September 24-28, 2015ESD Association Meeting Series, Peppermill Resort and Casino, Reno, NVSeptember 28-October 2, 2015EOS/ESD Symposium and Tutorials, Peppermill Resort and Casino, Reno, NV(Room Rate $125/night)

June 30-July 1, 2015 ESD Factory Tutorials July 1, 2015 ESD Design Tutorials July 2-3, 2015 EOS/ESD Symposium and ExhibitionConference Center, COEX in Seoul, KOREACall For Presentations Submission Deadline- Jan 29, 2015

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EditorTerry FinnEOS/ESD Association, Inc.7900 Turin Road, Bldg. 3, Rome, NY 13440Tel: 315-339-6937 Fax: 315-339-6793E-mail: info@esda.org

Communications ChairMarti Farris, Intel Corporation

Device Testing and FALeo G. Henry ESD/TLP Consultants, L.L.C.

TechnologyCharvaka Duvvury

Editorial Advisor Yong Hoon (Joshua) YooCore Insight Inc.

Editorial Advisory Board

PresidentTerry Welsher Dangelmayer Associates, L.L.C.

Sr. Vice PresidentGianluca Boselli Texas Instruments, Inc.

Vice PresidentGinger Hansel Dangelmayer Associates, L.L.C.

Membership and Volunteer ActivitiesDavid SwensonAffinity Static Control Consulting, L.L.C.

ESD Association Headquarters StaffLisa Pimpinella, Director of Operations Christina Earl, Standards Program Manager Terry Finn, Marketing & Communications Program Manager

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