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| Electrical Performance Measurements of XStatic™ Materials and Geometries |
Shocking Technologies uses a variety of electrical tests and ESD test methods to characterize not only the bulk electrical properties of the XStatic™ material, but also its performance- enhancing attributes when incorporated into actual PCB geometries and products.
These include measurements of trigger and clamp voltages while ESD-type transients are being injected into the XStatic™ material, as well as leakage currents before and after the application of the ESD-type transients. Trigger and clamp voltages are performance parameters that characterize the behavior of an XStatic™ material during an ESD event. Leakage current is used to characterize the behavior of the XStatic™ material during its normal dielectric state.
Two industry standard test methods are used to inject ESD-type transients into XStatic™ materials and geometries: the Transmission Line Pulse (TLP) test and the ESD-gun test outlined in European Norm EN 61000-4-2. The main focus of the TLP method is to characterize the performance of XStatic™ materials in typical PCB geometries. The EN 61000-4-2 test method focuses on how a PCB with XStatic™ protection behaves once it is incorporated into the final product. |
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