How to defeat electrostatic discharge
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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a form of electrical noise that can interrupt the operation of and even damage computer equipment. ESD is best known as the shock received when a person touches a metallic surface after building up a charge in his/herself. ESD will harm circuit operation if its voltage and/or current exceeds the signal levels of the electronic circuit. ESD can be defeated by preventing it altogether, by preventing its coupling with devices and by increasing a device's inherent noise immunity. A level of immunity can be designed into an integrated circuit providing alternative paths for the static to flow to ground. Filters can also be used to stop ESD noise from being coupled to devices. Conductive metallic barriers and insulating shields can provide an effective enclosure for computer systems.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1989
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The great escape
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The grandson of a survivor of the shipwrecked Titanic receives word that his grandfather's property tag has been found in salvaged materials. Thoughts about his grandfather's near death in the technically advanced ship sparks musings about technology and the price humanity pays for it.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1995
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In the Footsteps of Fortune
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The author went to the Wuyi Mountains in the Fujian Province of China in a quest for finding bohea tea and to follow in the footsteps of Robert Fortune. He describes different types of tea found in the mountains and gives six places in which to enjoy them.
Publication Name: Gourmet
Subject: Food/cooking/nutrition
ISSN: 0017-2553
Year: 2001
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