Electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing is essential for many antistatic equipment and products. It is the process of checking the resistance of a device to electrostatic discharge (the sudden transfer ...
If working on my own gear at home, I'll use a wrist strap. I tend to build up static easily, so it's a bit of insurance. If I'm at work, I have ESD shoes to use since the flooring in the labs uses ESD ...
Nobody likes getting zapped from an electrostatic discharge, no matter whether you’re a fragile ASIC or a bag-of-mostly-salty-water humanoid. To prevent this, ESD wrist straps and similar are ...