Do you know what is required to allow you to have and run an effective ESD Control Program in your organization?
ESD Control Program Management has started to manifest its role in the electronic industries when the ANSI/ESD S20.20 standard was first developed way back in April-1999 by the ESD Association. As of today, there are about 100 over facilities around the world already being certified against the ANSI/ESD S20.20 standard, and that includes a high tech industry like Dongguan Semiconductor Wafer fabrication plant in China.

Here are the recommended 7 Effective ESD Control Program Management tips that would help you to run a successful ESD Control program in your organization.

1] Process owner: A process owner either an ESD Control Program Manager or an ESD Coordinator is required to develop, document and verify the effectiveness of the ESD Control program. Without a process owner is just like a ship without a captain.

2] Team work: The success of the ESD Control program is reliant on the teamwork rendered by the team members of different backgrounds or disciplines. Organizations may choose to set up an ESD Steering Committee or a group of ESD auditors.

3] Support from Top Management: It is extremely important to have a full support from the Top Management when running and managing the ESD Control program in your organization. For example when the Top Management follows the preset ESD rules of the organization, this would certainly set a good example for the rest of the employees to follow.

4] Auditing: When audits on ESD compliance are done on regular basis, it will help to curb the non compliance occurring inside the organization. Employees are regularly feedback on the non compliance and in doing so the awareness on ESD among the employees improves.

5] Continuous improvement: Continual improvement should be practiced after analyzing the data from the audits done. Organizations must continuously seek way to prevent recurrence of the non compliance. Prevention and detection methods should be employed whenever possible.

6] ESD awareness: Employees must be made aware of the ESD controls set up by the process owner through both avenues, i.e. training and communication programs. Employees must be trained before they start handling the ESD sensitive devices and continuously being trained periodically. Periodic communication done with the employees would also constantly remind the employees of the importance of following the ESD controls.

7] Laced with ISO 9000 framework: Apart from ensuring your ESD Control program complies with the ANSI/ESD S20.20 guidelines, the program would be further strengthened when it is laced with the ISO 9000 framework. Many things which involve other disciplines would be taken care of. For example: materials supplied by the suppliers would need to be evaluated by the process owner before they are used in the organization.

These 7 tips would give some insights on how to further improve your current ESD Control program in your organization which is of extreme importance to protect the ESD sensitive devices from being damaged by electrostatic discharge.

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