14 Mar
2005
14 Mar
'05
9:12 a.m.
From: "Tom Jennings" <tomj at wps.com>
CMOS isn't *THAT* sensitive; easy, benign, reasonable precautions
are more than adequate. Ben, the days of early MOS/CMOS
hypersensitivity to static are long gone. Even 1970's 4000 series
had input-protection diodes.
The 4051,4052 and 4053 were very static sensitive. But it
is try that most were relatively insensitive. Still, if you
are hitting a part with a spark large enough to make
a sound, you are most likely doing some damage, even if
it doesn't show right away.
Dwight