1989 Summer |
First meeting of interested persons from industry, universities and public research institutes with focus on "electrostatic damages in microelectronic devices“ |
1990 Spring |
Foundation of an ESD expert group |
1990 Oct. |
Foundation of the Interest Group "Electro Static Discharge (ESD) e.V." |
1990 Feb. |
1st ESD-Forum in Grainau – conference |
1991 Oct. |
2nd ESD-Forum in Neuss – conference |
1993 Dec. |
3rd ESD-Forum in Grainau – conference |
1995 Oct. |
4th ESD-Forum in Reutlingen – conference and tutorials |
1996 Nov. |
First ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
1997 Oct. |
5th ESD-Forum in Berlin – conference and tutorials |
1998 Nov. |
Second ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
1999 Oct. |
6th ESD-Forum in Munich – conference and tutorials |
2000 Nov. |
Third ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
2001 Dec. |
7th ESD-Forum in Berlin – conference and tutorials |
2002 Nov. |
Fourth ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
2003 Dec. |
8th ESD-Forum in München – conference and tutorials |
2003 Dec. |
Renaming of the Interest Group in "ESD FORUM e.V." |
2004 Nov. |
Fifth ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
2005 Nov. |
9th ESD-Forum Berlin – conference and tutorials |
2006 Nov. |
Sixth ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
2007 Dec. |
10th ESD-Forum in Munich – conference and tutorials |
2008 Nov. |
Seventh ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
2009 Dec. |
11th ESD-Forum in Berlin – conference and tutorials |
2010 Nov. |
Eigth ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
2011 Dec. |
12th ESD-Forum in München – conference and tutorials |
2012 Nov. |
Ninth ESD Workshop in Frankfurt |
2013 Nov. |
13th ESD-Forum in Berlin – conference and tutorials as well as first "Best Paper Exchange" with the ESD Association (ESDA) in the US |
2014 Sep. |
First presentation of the Best Paper of the ESD-Forum at the ESDA EOS/ESD Symposium in Tucson, AZ (US) |
2014 Oct. |
First European Factory Symposium in Munich in cooperation with the ESDA, supported by national ESD organizations from Italy, Finnland, The Netherlands, and England |
2015 Nov. |
14th ESD-Forum in Munich – conference and tutorials |
2015 Apr. |
First professional certification "ESD TR53 Technician" in Munich |
2016 June |
First professional certification "ESD TR53 Technician" in English language in Dresden |
2017 Oct. |
15th ESD-Forum in Munich – conference and tutorials |
2018 Nov. |
Third European Factory Symposium in Munich in cooperation with the ESDA |
2019 Oct. |
16th ESD-Forum in Dresden – conference and tutorials |
2022 Oct. |
17th ESD-Forum in Dresden – conference and tutorials |
2024 Oct. |
18th ESD-Forum in Dresden – conference and tutorials |