New Plasma Process Simplifies Manufacturing of High-Volume Electronics
Nano-materials company Semblant Ltd. has launched the PlasmaShield™ plasma conformal coat process to deliver environmental protection without the expense associated with material costs or manufacturing complexity. The PlasmaShield conformal coat process prevents solids and liquids from contacting electronics, protects against vapor damage (moisture, pollutant gasses and salts) and can mitigate tin whiskers. Semblant’s focus on the electronics industry allows it to deliver a conformal coating solution that addresses the performance needs of military, aerospace and industrial equipment; automotive electronics; medical devices; and other traditional high-reliability segments. PlasmaShield also addresses the unmet total manufacturing cost constraints of high-volume electronics manufacturers.
While traditional conformal coats often present problems such as costs and complexities of manual masking and application processes, Semblant’s plasma deposition process can reduce or eliminate the need to mask sensitive electronics, which simplifies the manufacturing process and produces a continuously uniform and pinhole-free coating. Coating continuity is crucial in delivering the best protection against moisture, salts, harmful liquids, destructive gasses, tin whiskers, creep corrosion and other contaminants.