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by bsder 973 days ago
Nah. Modern chips generally have great ESD protections. If you aren't creating a spark, it's probably not gonna kill it.

The only time I need ESD straps is if I'm working with genuine old school metal gate 4000 series CMOS chips or some whacky, super sensitive input that ESD circuitry is omitted from because the leakage will mess it up (high end RF and ADC spring to mind).