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.