Is ESD Sometimes Bake-recoverable?

Guest

We have a bake-recoverable customer retrun and somebody said it might be esd. Is this true? I thought esd damage can not be recovered by bake. Please confirm.

TY,
Shawie

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2025 12:24 am Post subject:

Shawie,

whoever said you that must be a boss. its like saying you can survive after being embalmed. why don't you shove up the recovered unit to your boss' ___?

Abel

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2025 6:20 pm Post subject:

Guys,

Pls be reminded that offensive words are not encouraged in this forum.

Thanks,
Admin

Guest

Sorry to disappoint you, Abel, but there are really ESD failures that are bake-recoverable. Of course, devices that have suffered from metal burn-outs or dielectric punchtrhoughs can't rise from their graves again, but not all ESD failures are like them. Some are just due to the injection of hot carriers in the gate oxide of MOS devices, which can be recovered by bake. In fact, there are many published reports on latent esd recovery by bake.

ESD Engr