June 18, 2012 -- Shocking Technologies, Inc., developer of the patented Voltage Switchable Dielectric (VSD) nano-composite material for protecting electronic products from electrostatic discharge (ESD), today announced the integration of its ESD simulation module and design capability for embedded ESD protection into Cadence Design System, Inc.'s Allegro PCB technology.

Shocking's ESD simulation module enables intelligent ESD design, letting engineers efficiently analyze a system net-by-net for vulnerability to direct ESD pulses and to energy coupling from adjacent nets. Recommendations from the simulation module can be incorporated into the layout efficiently through automated ESD design rules and embedded-design feature integration. System and layout designers will be able to incorporate embedded ESD protection features into system schematics and PCB layouts through the standard Allegro toolbar menu, making the Shocking XStatic design process intuitive to Cadence users.

About XStatic

Shocking Technologies' XStatic material is a polymer nano-composite that functions substantially as an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes substantially conductive when the voltage increases beyond a predefined threshold. The XStatic material reverts back to behaving substantially as an insulator after the voltage drops back below the threshold to normal operating levels. The net result is that when the XStatic material is incorporated in a PCB or package substrate, damaging ESD voltages and currents can be routed to ground or to other predetermined locations so that elements, circuits, components and devices can be effectively protected against ESD events.