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Sanmina-SCI and Shocking Technologies
Showcase 25,000 Volt
ESD Protection
Technology at Nepcon World Japan |
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| Technology
Significantly Enhances Reliability and
Performance of Electronic Devices |
SAN JOSE,
Calif. – January 15, 2008 – Sanmina-SCI
Corporation (Nasdaq NM: 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™
technology and Shocking Technologies
XStatic™ 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. |
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| 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 www.sanmina-sci.com. |
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| 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. |
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| 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.
ESD™ is a registered
trademark of Sanmina-SCI Corporation.
XStatic™ is a registered trademark of
Shocking Technologies, Inc.
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| Sanmina-SCI
Contacts |
| Michael Kovacs |
| Director, Corporate Marketing |
| +1.408.964.3142 |
| michael.kovacs@sanmina-sci.com |
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| Paige Bombino |
| Investor Relations |
| +1.408.964.3610 |
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