ESD and Requirements for Personnel and Machines People have most often been the cause of ESD issues. Thankfully, ESD issues concerning employees can easily be addressed. Machines are a different story--they are becoming another source of ESD risk due to the constant movement of electronic components. New failure models (CBM, FICBM) are just the beginning...
Reliable Acid Copper Plating for Metallization of PCB Mass PCB production requires the intensification and simplification the metallization process without sacrificing reliability. This paper from MacDermid describes a new high throw acid copper plating process and presents mechanical properties and thermal characteristics of the plated copper.
