Electro_Sun_Dog, a character on FurryMUCK portrayed as an anthromorphic Basenji
This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be any or all of an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language. If an article link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden and momentary electric current that flows when an excess of electric charge, stored on an electrically insulated object, finds a path to an object at a different electrical potential (such as ground).
One of the causes of charge separation that creates an ESD event is the triboelectric effect, in which certain materials become electrically charged after coming into contact with another different material and then being separated.
The most spectacular form of ESD is the spark, which occurs when a strong electric field creates an ionised conductive channel in air.
ESD damage is usually caused by one of three events: direct electrostatic discharge to the device, electrostatic discharge from the device or field-induced discharges.
Damage to an ESDS device by the ESD event is determined by the device's ability to dissipate the energy of the discharge or withstand the voltage levels involved.
As noted earlier, damage to an ESDS device by the ESD event is determined by the device's ability to dissipate the energy of the discharge or withstand the voltage levels involved-its ESD sensitivity.
Feeds |
Contact