The following article was written by Tom Watkins, President of Transforming Technologies.  The full article can be found here. For more information, please view Cleanroom Air Ionization in a Nano World a presentation prepared by Dr. Larry Levitt of LBL Scientific that discusses Alpha Ionization. Introduction As semiconductor fabrication moves…

ESD Heel Grounders –  1 meg Vs. 2 meg ESD Heel Grounders –  1 meg Vs. 2 meg?  Have you ever wondered what it means when a heel grounder described as having a “1 meg resistor”? or a 2 meg resistor?  The size of a resistor is often included in…