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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
William T. Bandy, Iv, Fremont, CA (US);
Dylan J. Boday, Tucson, AZ (US);
Icko E. T. Iben, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Wayne A. Mckinley, Tucson, AZ (US);
William T. Bandy, IV, Fremont, CA (US);
Dylan J. Boday, Tucson, AZ (US);
Icko E. T. Iben, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Wayne A. McKinley, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a cable comprising a plurality of leads and an ESD dissipating adhesive coupled to the plurality of leads in a coverage area for providing ESD protection to an element of an electronic device. The ESD adhesive comprises a mixture of a polymeric thin film and electrically conductive fillers dispersed in the film, and the ESD adhesive has a resistivity from about 50 to 100 MΩ. In another embodiment, a method for providing ESD protection to an element of an electronic device includes applying an ESD adhesive across exposed leads of a cable and evaporating the solvent from the ESD adhesive. At least some of the leads are coupled to an element of an electronic device. The ESD adhesive comprises a polymeric thin film, electrically conductive fillers dispersed in the polymeric thin film, and a solvent for controlling a viscosity of the ESD adhesive.