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News and views for members of the ESD Association THRESHOLD TM News bits Volume 19, No. 5 September/October 2003 S20.20 document review ....... 1 Symposium............................. 1 Symposium schedule ............. 2 From the Threshold chair ....... 3 From the President ................. 4 Calendar of events ................. 5 Draft standard practices ......... 6 September meeting schedule 6 Latch-up ................................. 7 Volunteers .............................. 9 Institutional listings ......... 11-12 In this issue In its 25-year history, the EOS/ESD Symposium will have presented nearly 1,000 technical papers by 2,500 authors, published 7,500 pages of proceedings, and offered a myriad of tutorials and work- shops—all cause for celebration. What better place to celebrate than in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the 25 th anniver- sary Symposium returns to the Riviera Hotel and Casino September 21-25, 2003, for five days of research, technology, edu- cation, and peer networking, all packaged into the premier international event on electrostatic discharge and electrical over- stress. It’s comprehensive Tutorials, workshops, and technical pa- pers cover the latest information, research, and technology in electrostatic discharge and electrical overstress. With topics rang- ing from the basics of ESD and on-chip protection to the newest developments in the emerging fields of RF ESD design Symposium to celebrate 25 years of information and technology and transmission line pulsing, the Sym- posium offers something for everyone. It’s concentrated Fifty-four technical papers presenting the world’s leading research and technol- ogy, 19 tutorials from basic to advanced, eight workshops for peer exchange of ideas and information, and nearly 100 exhibit spaces are concentrated into a single time frame at a single location. It’s customizable Organized and programmed in three technical tracks, attendees will be able to customize their Symposium experience along specific areas of interest: ESD Test, Failure Analysis, and Systems ; Factory, Ma- terials, and ESD Control ; and Design and Device Technology . Continued on page 2 ESDA introduces S20.20 documentation review program The ESD Association has announced an ESD program documentation review ser- vice based on ANSI/ESD S20.20. For a fee of $1,500 (US), members of the ESD Association’s facility certification committee will review a company’s ESD program documentation and compare it to the requirements listed in ANSI/ESD S20.20. A report will be issued that dis- cusses the areas that need to be improved in order for the documentation to be com- pliant with ANSI/ESD S20.20. This new service is ideal for any com- pany that is preparing for facility certifi- cation based on ANSI/ESD S20.20. For more information, e-mail Association headquarters at info@esda.org .