Static intercept* technology: A new packaging platform for corrosion and ESD protection

Telecommunications providers expect products to perform reliably during operation in the field. Achieving the expected hardware reliability is due to an amalgamation of multiple factors. A significant contribution to reliable performance results from the incorporation of specific materials, which are very corrosion resistant and electrostatic discharge (ESD) safe during the design and manufacturing phases of the equipment life cycle. Environmental protection must be given to products to ensure that the products retain designed reliability during global storage and transport. There will be cases of material corrosion with as-received or stored products and there are many instances of “less than ideal” storage conditions for our products (e.g., customer warehouses without airconditioning or environmental controls). We have developed a strategy to mitigate these problems by the use of a Static Intercept* packaging platform. This technology simultaneously protects equipment and components from corrosion, moisture, and ESD in a single packaging material for seven years or longer. The technical merits of Static Intercept, which currently provides the longest available protection against corrosion and ESD degradation, will be discussed in terms of addressing these storage issues. © 2006 Lucent Technologies Inc.