The companies said the certification allows Sanmina-SCI to manufacture PCBs that meet the electrical, mechanical and reliability specifications in addition to providing ESD resistance and lower-system cost.
"We've had a very productive collaboration with Shocking Technologies and we are looking forward to being able to commercialize this exciting technology," said George Dudnikov, Senior VP and CTO for Sanmina-SCI's PCB and Backplane Divisions. "We've already demonstrated ESD resistance in a sensitive memory application using XStatic material. Migrating to an embedded ESD protection approach from discrete approach means global system protection and significant cost savings."
"Our XStatic material is designed to be highly compatible with standard PCB manufacturing processes which will enable adoption," noted Lex Kosowsky, CEO of Shocking Technologies. "This compatibility was demonstrated in our collaboration with Sanmina-SCI. The help and support provided by the Sanmina-SCI team has been key in making Shocking Technologies' solution a reality. Products containing XStatic technology will reach the market in the coming months. We look forward to proliferating the technology to other PCB manufacturers in the very near future."
Shocking Technologies' XStatic technology is based around a patented switchable polymer nano-composite that switches between insulating and conductive states. A thin continuous XStatic layer is contained in the PCB which provides protection by shunting ESD-related destructive currents away from the device circuitry all within a nano-second of being pulsed, the company noted in a release.
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