Doug, I have a question: is the response linearly changed with the excites especially with a ferrite core? Regards, Celine >From: Doug Smith <doug@xxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: doug@xxxxxxxxxx >To: SI-List <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, emc-pstc <emc-pstc@xxxxxxxx> >Subject: [SI-LIST] Testing chips with system level specs >Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:03:15 -0700 > >Hi All, > >I have been writing and recording again, this time on applying system >level ESD tests to devices. If you are involved with either devices >that can be handled by people (for instance a USB thumb drive for >flash memory card) or the equipment they plug into you will find my >latest article and podcast of interest. Any standards people out there? > >This month's Technical Tidbit describes a method to simulate air >discharges at voltages above 4 kV in a repeatable way using a modified >contact discharge. This method is especially useful in ESD testing of >solid state circuits using IEC 61000-4-2. > >Abstract: Contact discharge is used in ESD testing to improve test >repeatability, yet air discharge has significantly different >characteristics at higher voltages. A test method is described that >uses a modified contact discharge to simulate the characteristics of >an air discharge but with improved repeatability. > >The link to the article is the picture of the experimental test setup >at the bottom of the home page at http://emcesd.com . Or just click on >this link: > >http://emcesd.com/tt2006/tt090106.htm > >There is also an audio discussion of this article on my podcast site: >http://emcesd-podcast.com where the direct link to the audio file is: > >http://emcesd-podcast.com/2006/september/2006-0904.mp3 > >Can't download mp3 files? Download the following instead: > >http://emcesd-podcast.com/2006/september/2006-0904.dcs > >After download, change the extension from .dcs to .mp3 and the file >will then be able to play on most computers. > >Doug > >-- >------------------------------------------------------- > ___ _ Doug Smith > \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 > ========= Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 > _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 > / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 >| q-----( ) | o | Email: doug@xxxxxxxxxx > \ _ / ] \ _ / Website: http://www.dsmith.org >------------------------------------------------------- > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To unsubscribe from si-list: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >For help: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > >List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > >List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages >Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu