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## Anti-Static
There is a great
[video](http://www.eevblog.com/2012/02/25/eevblog-247-anti-static-bag-myth-revisted)
about static disipative and static shielding bagies from EEVblog.
Summary: "pink" bags and tubes just prevent static buildup (regular bubble or
plastic wrap can generate hundreds or thousands of volts pretty easily just by
rubbing; non-conductive foam is pretty nasty too). Silver/metalic baggies
actually prevent external discharges or shocks from harming ICs inside. If you
use a shielding bag, you still need to make sure all the materials inside will
not build up a charge.
## Random Number Generators
* [Wikipedia overview](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_random_number_generator)
* [Wikipedia comparison of devices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_hardware_random_number_generators)
* [Entropy Key](http://www.entropykey.co.uk): a $50 USB key using avalanche
* noise from two P-N junctions; lots of support and features.
* Overview of cheap avalanche technique: <http://web.jfet.org/hw-rng.html>
* whirlygig CPLD-based source: <http://warmcat.com/_wp/whirlygig-rng/>
* a bunch of resources: <http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~daw/rnd/>
* more: <http://robertnz.net/rng_rep.htm>
* one open design (as a shield): <http://1010.co.uk/org/notes.html#45>
* [IEEE article](http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/behind-intels-new-randomnumber-generator/0) on Intel's hardware
* basic design on [cryogenius.com](http://www.cryogenius.com/hardware/isarng/ http://www.cryogenius.com/hardware/rng/)
Breakdown of the base-emitter junction of a 2N3904 happens at about 6v,
accoding to: <http://sentex.ca/~mec1995/tutorial/xtor/xtor6/xtor6.html>
See also:
- <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Million_Random_Digits_with_100,000_Normal_Deviates>
- <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_up_my_sleeve_number>
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