Sanmina-SCI and Shocking Technologies Showcase 25,000 Volt ESD Protection Technology...

Sanmina-SCI and Shocking Technologies Showcase 25,000 Volt ESD Protection
Technology at NEPCON WORLD JAPAN
Technology Significantly Enhances Reliability and Performance of Electronic
Devices

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanmina-SCI
Corporation (Nasdaq: 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(TM) technology and Shocking
Technologies Xstatic(TM) 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.
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 http://www.sanmina-sci.com.
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.
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.
eESD(TM) is a registered trademark of Sanmina-SCI Corporation. Xstatic(TM)
is a registered trademark of Shocking Technologies, Inc.
SOURCE Sanmina-SCI Corporation

Michael Kovacs, Director, Corporate Marketing, +1-408-964-3142,
michael.kovacs@sanmina-sci.com, or Paige Bombino, Investor Relations,
+1-408-964-3610, both of Sanmina-SCI Corporation; or Lex Kosowsky, President &
CEO of Shocking Technologies, Inc., +1-408-434-2210, lex@shockingtech.com