The ESD ProblemThe ESD Problem What is ESD? Electrostatic Discharge(ESD) is the transfer of electrical charge between any two objects. A common example of this is the static shock that a person experiences after walking across a carpet and then touching a metallic object such as a door knob or file cabinet. The “shock” is felt at the point of contact and is typically accompanied by a small spark and a slight snapping sound. The process of creating an ESD event begins with the generation of static electricity. As one material (in this case the soles of a person’s shoes) comes into contact with another material (carpeted floor) which are then separated, an imbalance of electrical charge is created (figure 1.). The interaction of the soles of the shoes BRIEF transferred from the person in an electrostatic ……