Nathan Jack

The 16.6 ohm implementation of contact CDM (LICCDM) recently published in ANSI-ESD Standard Practice 5.3.3 is shown to produce waveforms of similar shape, I_fail, and I_peak vs. C_eff dependency as JS-002. The non-monotonicity of JS-002 at low voltages is overcome using LICCDM. A path to joint standardization with air discharge testing is proposed.

Charged Device Model testing faces a reliability crisis as qualification levels drop below 250V. Legacy air spark methods become increasingly variable at lower voltages, while emerging relay-based alternatives offer consistent results without sacrificing correlation—a critical evolution for next-generation semiconductor qualification.