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SAN JOSE -- Sanmina-SCI andShocking Technologies will jointly develop Shocking's specialty polymers for embedding ESD protection into internal layers of PCBs. The companies will work together to formulate voltage switchable dielectric materials for inclusion in Sanmina-SCI's PCB structures.

VSDM are specialty polymers that instantaneously change from insulators to conductors when a pre-programmed bi-directional voltage is applied.

Shanghai & Santa Ana – At last week’s CPCA show Mason Electronics entered into a distribution contract for their electrical test products for the North American market with Christopher Associates.

Mason is a supplier of universal grid electrical test systems in Asia. Customers include OPC, Multek, Viasystems, Gold Circuits, Hitachi, Samsung, Jabil Circuit. Mason provides hardware, software and fixturing solutions from their ISO 9001 certified manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, as well as facilities throughout Asia.

HOUSTON — BP Microsystems, a supplier of device programming systems, has revamped its Device Programming Language (DPL) algorithm development environment in BPWin. Now, its more than 100 semi-house partners can co-develop and test algorithms for new devices.

The semi-house partners can use a special version of BPWin software for algorithm development, analysis and tests to screen for a specified defect prior to the release of the device.