9.1              Description

This clause presents both the general and the validation ESD requirements for internal parts and materials.

                General ESD requirements for internal parts presented in 9.2 concern any dielectric (or isolated conductor-dielectric combination), potentially subject to electrostatic breakdown, for example:

¾              cable insulation;

¾              printed circuit boards;

¾              integrated circuit packaging;

¾              ungrounded spot shielding;

¾              optical elements.

In addition parts include any internal system sensitive to electric fields and comprising insulators or isolated conductors, for example:

¾              triaxial accelerometers;

¾              microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).

                ESD requirements for validation of internal parts and materials presented in 9.3 are provided to ensure that mitigation against hazardous levels of internal charging are put into effect.