Packaging Electronics: The Damage You Cannot See Is the One That Costs You

Circuit board partially removed from a molded pulp tray, with pink foam, a desiccant packet, a small white packet, a circular badge, and a silver anti-static bag on a dark blue background.

Most packaging problems announce themselves. A crushed corner, a torn carton, a cracked bottle: you can see the damage and count the loss. Electronics are different, and that is what makes them dangerous to ship. The two forces most likely to ruin a circuit board or a semiconductor, electrostatic discharge and moisture, leave no visible […]