Shocking Technologies Becomes a Cadence Connections Member

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(EMWNews)–Shocking Technologies, Inc., a leader in the development of Voltage

Switchable Dielectric™ (VSD™)

materials, today announced that it has joined the Cadence®

Connections® program.

Shocking Technologies and Cadence® Design

Systems, Inc. of San Jose, Calif. have agreed to work together to

integrate Shocking’s VSD™

technology into Cadence Allegro® products to

enable designers to seamlessly embed global ESD (Electrostatic

Discharge) protection into printed circuit boards and semiconductor

packages.

“Shocking is very excited that Cadence has

agreed to work with us and enable our customers to easily implement this

blanket ESD solution,” said Lex Kosowsky

Shocking’s President and CEO. “We

believe that incorporation of VSD™ materials

will eventually become a ubiquitous part of building a PCB or

semiconductor package.”

“Customers of Cadence and Shocking will now

have access to custom design rules from Shocking Technologies that

assist in mitigating the dangers of electrostatic discharge while

optimizing designs,” said Steven Kamin, Group

Director of Allegro Product Marketing at Cadence Design Systems. “We

are pleased that the open and flexible architecture of the Cadence

Allegro and SiP solutions continues to be used by our partners to enable

engineers to design smaller, less expensive, and more reliable products.”

When properly designed into a PCB or substrate, Shocking’s

XStatic™ VSD™

material has demonstrated protection levels exceeding 30KV for both

contact and air discharge modes. XStatic™

VSD™ material not only provides superior ESD

protection levels, but when properly implemented, can protect 100% of

the components on a PCB or the I/Os in a semiconductor package.

Although memory and mobile phones represent the initial applications for

VSD™ materials, the technology is applicable

to almost any type of electronic product. As semiconductor devices

continue to shrink, and portability and interoperability continue to

proliferate, ESD becomes more and more of a problem. A global ESD

solution that is embedded within the board or package not only lowers

costs for the manufacturer, but also increases reliability and brand

value in the eyes of the consumer.

About Shocking Technologies, Inc.

Shocking Technologies, Inc. is a privately held,venture-backed company

developing Voltage Switchable Dielectric™ (VSD™)

materials. A VSD™ material is a polymer

nano-composite that behaves like an insulator (dielectric) during normal

circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage across the VSD™

material increases beyond a predefined threshold voltage. After the

voltage drops below the threshold again, it switches back to an

insulator. This unique property, coupled with the ability to tailor the

response of the material, opens up several new areas in electronics. The

first application being introduced enables embedded electrostatic

discharge (ESD) protection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) and

semiconductor packages. Subsequent applications will usher in new

manufacturing processes as well as novel product designs. More

information regarding the company is available at www.shockingtech.com.

© 2008 Shocking Technologies, Inc. All rights

reserved. Shocking Technologies, the Shocking Technologies logo, VSD and

XStatic are either registered trademarks or trademarks of

Shocking Technologies, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

Other names used may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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