Technology Significantly Enhances Reliability and Performance of Electronic Devices
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanmina-SCI Corporation (NASDAQ:SANM), a leading global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company and Shocking Technologies, Inc., a developer of voltage switchable dielectric materials, today announced the companies will showcase an embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) technology at NEPCON WORLD JAPAN in Tokyo, scheduled for January 16 - 18, booth number 25-20.
The two companies have demonstrated 25KV protection of flash memory drives with Sanmina-SCI's patent pending eESD(TM) technology and Shocking Technologies Xstatic(TM) 100 embedded voltage switchable dielectric. In testing of CF, USB Keys and SD cards the drives with the embedded VSD material easily exceeded level 4 protection levels as specified in ANSI 61004-2. Testing was curtailed at 25KV due to limitations of the test equipment. The technology will greatly enhance the reliability and performance of portable electronic devices which are highly susceptible to ESD.
"The results speak for themselves," said George Dudnikov, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Sanmina-SCI's PCB and Backplane Divisions. "We are excited about the results achieved with Shocking Technologies' material and eESD. Controlled benchmark tests resulted in levels of ESD protection exceeding 25,000 volts using direct contact and air testing. eESD technology is embedded inside the layers of a printed circuit board (PCB) and provides 100 percent ESD protection of all devices mounted on the PCB. Testing was done on multiple leading USB devices and essentially made them bullet proof to any level of voltage exposure. We look forward to proliferating the technology into other applications such as cellular phones and expect to see comparable results. Our goal is to make eESD the industry standard for ESD protection in electronic products through our technology licensing group." "Shocking Technologies is very pleased to see our development work translate to real-world results in high-volume consumer products," said Lex Kosowsky, President and CEO of Shocking Technologies. "Our partnership with Sanmina-SCI has allowed us to achieve our development goals in a very short time and has been key in achieving this major milestone. We are looking forward to similar success as we build Xstatic into cell phones, memory, consumer electronics and semiconductor packages in the coming months. Currently, we are firming up the supply chain to enable Xstatic to be used by eESD licensees throughout the world." eESD allows for 100 percent protection of all devices mounted on a PCB by providing a shunt to ground during an ESD event. Shocking Technologies' Xstatic VSD material switches in under one nanosecond and adds little capacitance. The polymer layer is only 25 microns thick and requires no change to typical PCB manufacturing processes.
For more information on Sanmina-SCI's PCB Division, visit the PCB Resource web page at http://www.sanmina-sci.com/solutions/pcb_resource.html or call +1.408.964.4614.
About Sanmina-SCI Sanmina-SCI Corporation is a leading electronics contract manufacturer serving the fastest-growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina-SCI provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering unsurpassed quality and support to OEMs primarily in the communications, defense and aerospace, industrial and medical instrumentation, multimedia, computing and storage, and automotive technology sectors. Sanmina-SCI has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world. More information regarding the company is available at http://www.sanmina-sci.com/.
About Shocking Technologies, Inc.
Shocking Technologies is a private venture capital backed company located in San Jose, California, focused on development of voltage switchable polymers and their applications.
Sanmina-SCI Safe Harbor Statement The foregoing, including the discussion regarding the Company's future prospects, contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the electronics industry, particularly in the principal industry sectors served by the Company, changes in customer requirements and in the volume of sales to principal customers, the ability of Sanmina-SCI to effectively assimilate acquired businesses and achieve the anticipated benefits of its acquisitions, and competition and technological change. The Company's actual results of operations may differ significantly from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements as a result of these and other factors, including factors set forth in the Company's fiscal year 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on November 28, 2007 and the other reports, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, that the Company files with the Securities Exchange Commission.
eESD(TM) is a registered trademark of Sanmina-SCI Corporation. Xstatic(TM) is a registered trademark of Shocking Technologies, Inc. DATASOURCE: Sanmina-SCI Corporation CONTACT: Michael Kovacs, Director, Corporate Marketing, +1-408-964-3142, , or Paige Bombino, Investor Relations, +1-408-964-3610, both of Sanmina-SCI Corporation; or Lex Kosowsky, President & CEO of Shocking Technologies, Inc., +1-408-434-2210, Web site: http://www.sanmina-sci.com/
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