Additional Motivation
A key finding from the Council's investigation is that component level ESD specifications and robustness have at most a minimal role in leading to an EOS condition or causing returns that exhibit EOS damage. Whilerelating ESD scenarios to EOS, the document explicitly emphasizes the non-correlation between EOS return rates and Component ESD Target Levels. This is fully in line with what has been established in the Industry Council's white papers published as JEDEC documents JEP155 and JEP157.
About the Industry Council on ESD Target Levels
The Council was formed in 2006 after several major U.S., European, and Asiansemiconductor companies joined to determine and recommend ESD target levels. The Council now consists of representatives from active full member companies and numerous associate members from various support companies. The total membership represents IC suppliers, contract manufacturers (CMs), electronic system manufacturers,original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), ESD tester manufacturers, ESD consultants and ESD intellectual property (IP) companies.