The technical advancement in the electronic and semiconductor industry places increased demands on the materials currently in use today. One concern and major talking point facing this industry is the problem of electrostatic discharges more commonly known as ESD.

Electrostatic charges occur while abraising surfaces (tribo electric). During this process the following happens, a loss of electrons on the supplying surface(positive charge) and a gain of electrons on the receiving surface (negative charge). One result of this action is the attraction of dust particles, with effects such as untiding wafers. Uncontrolled static discharges lead to degradations on the circuits and contacts of semiconductor devices.

Due to the extreme damage ESD can cause to semiconductor devices during the production process, there is an absolute necessity to use only materials, which by their nature exclude electrostatic discharges.
In addition we have seen an increasing requirement to reduce the particle numbers in clean room areas. This also places limitations on the materials that can be used.

A solution to overcome these problems is the use of ESLON DC Plates(DC=dust clean). ESLON DC Plates have a conductive surface coating both sides. The surface resistivity is Ohm and is considered as being in the static dissipative range of antistatic products.

ESLON DC Plates are available in three base materials: PVC, PMMA/Acrylic and Polycarbonate. As a matter of course the conductive coating does not influence the excellent clarity of the base material nor does it detract from each materials advantageous technical characteristics(fabrication ability, low weight and impact resistance).

ESLON DC Plates can be supplied in transparent colours which are "clear", "smoked-brown", "orange"and "yellow". For applications with frequent chemical contact and or high abuse a "Hard Coat"version of the above products are available.

Typical applications for ESLON DC Plates include ESD safe machine covers, various kinds of clean room glazing, ESD work stations, microelectronics and test equipment for circuit boards.