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• Demonstrates knowledge, experience and competency.
• Encourages self-development and continuing education.
• A check in the "plus" column in performance reviews, career advancement, and new employment opportunities.

• Helps raise the overall competency level of the entire ESD control field.
• Provides a means to assess the qualifications of personnel hired to work in static control.
• Helps assure that the industry has properly trained and qualified personnel helping solve ESD control problems.
• Helps prepares companies for ISO 9000 audits if professional certification is part of a company's formal program.
• Improves seller-buyer relationships through better communication with fewer misunderstandings

• Begin official file with ESD Association Headquarters (see registration information below)
• Complete pre-requisite courses
• Pass an in-depth examination
• Maintain certification with continuing education

• ESD On-Chip Protection in Advanced Technologies (full-day)
• System Level ESD/EMI: Testing to IEC and other Standards (half-day)
• On-Chip ESD Protection in RF Technologies (half-day)
• SPICE-Based ESD Protection Design Utilizing Diodes and Active MOSFET Rail Clamp Circuits (half-day)
• EOS/ESD Failure Models and Mechanisms (half-day)
• Circuit Modeling and Simulation for On-Chip Protection (quarter-day)
• Latch-up Physics and Design (quarter-day)
• Troubleshooting On-Chip ESD Failures (half-day)
• Transmission Line Pulse Measurements: Parametric Analyzer for ESD On-Chip Protection (quarter-day)
• CDM Design and Characterization (quarter-day)
• Impact of CMOS Technology Scaling on ESD HCPh (quarter- day)
• Device Testing--IC Component Level: HBM, CDM, MM, and TLP (half-day)

• ESD On-Chip Protection in Advanced Technologies

• SPICE-Based ESD Protection Design Utilizing Diodes and Active MOSFET Rail Clamp Circuits

• EOS/ESD Failure Models and Mechanisms

• CDM Design and Characterization

The ESD Association is offering the second ESD Certified Professional-Device/Design certification exam in conjunction with our annual symposium, on Friday, September 12, 2008. To take this exam an official registration filing fee of $50.00 and a registration form must be completed and submitted to ESDA Headquarters. You must have taken all of the required courses (unless you qualify for the above NARTE certified exemption) and have your eligibility verified by the ESDA.

PLEASE NOTE: An exam fee of $35 will be applicable and must be paid on-site.

To obtain certification, you must initiate an official file in your name at the ESD Association Headquarters, please complete the PDF registration form and send it with a $50 payment to the

ESD Association
7900 Turin Road, Bldg 3
Rome, NY 13440 USA