Dear Sir,
We have received a question from a customer (a department that conducts experiments on in-vehicle products)
regarding the antistatic properties that are being tested by TI for ICs such as MCUs.
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We think that ICs and microcontrollers that are embedded in electronic circuits may malfunction if charged substances come close to them
(If you are sure that this does not happen with TI’s IC or microcontroller, that answer is also fine.)
Regarding the occurrence of such malfunctions, (it's hard to say it's a just single product since it is being combined),
anyway have you conducted any evaluation of the anti-static resistance of the IC/microcontroller as a single item?
Also, have you set any requirements for users to include in their designs?
If an evaluation of antistatic performance has been conducted or if design requirements have been set,
could you please answer the following points?
(1) Evaluation method (is there a standard to which it conforms, or has an original standard been set?
(2) Evaluation results
(3) Requirements to be included in the design (how many V or more charged conductors should be separated by more than how many cm, etc.)
For your reference: Some manufacturers have come up with test results based on ISO10605 Annex F.
(The test conditions are similar to our assumptions, although the evaluation is for components that combine ICs with protection elements.
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Can you provide the above advice/information?
Thank you in advance.
