Glossary E
Environmental stress screening (ESS) revolves around the manufacturing stage in which all assemblies are subjected to abnormal stresses, with the aim of forcing all early failures to occur and to test the reliability of the assemblies. This process is also called reliability testing.
Emboss is described as a technique of pressing an image into paper to create a 3D or raised effect.
Electrolyte refers to the medium which provides the ion transport mechanism between the positive and negative electrodes of a cell. These are substances that produce ions in aqueous solution. It is also a solution that conduct an electric current.