Percept Technology Labs Offers ESD Testing
Product Test and Consulting Company Helps Manufacturers Protect Their Products Against Electrostatic Discharge Failures

Boulder, CO, – November 14, 2005 – Percept Technology Labs (www.percept.com), an established, independent product testing and consulting company, today announced that it offers electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing in its new ESD lab space in Boulder, CO. ESD is well known in dry climates where people feel a shock as they turn on lights or touch certain electrical appliances. It is also a source of significant reliability problems in electronic products, especially products with high-density electronic components like processors and memory chips. Percept was recently accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for technical competence in electrical and ESD testing.

According to Al Backlund, director of operations at Percept, “Understanding specific ESD issues and taking the proper steps to avoid them is a critical in designing and manufacturing electronic products. Clients can bring their products to us after they have experienced an ESD failure, and we are able to run a series of specialized tests to determine the root cause, which then allows these firms to take corrective action. An even better approach is to design products from the start to be able to survive potential ESD occurrences without experiencing failure. At Percept we test and consult throughout the entire design cycle so that companies can design, manufacture and market the robust, reliable products demanded by their customers.”

Percept’s new test facilities at 4888 Pearl East Circle #101 are designed to meet specific electrostatic (ESD), temperature and humidity testing requirements. Secure, individual lab spaces allow for customized electrical, ESD, functional, design verification and environmental testing for all types of data storage, electronic and IT products.

Percept Technology Labs is an established, independent product test and consulting company with a proven track record of helping customers test and improve their products since 1996. Specializing in technology products, Percept does more than simply test products in its 6,000 square foot state-of-the-art lab. With years of specialized technology testing experience and absolute commitment to customer care, the Percept team manages the entire testing process from start to finish. Percept provides everything clients need to launch and deliver their products around the world – on time and within budget. Customers include leading information technology (IT), data storage, telecommunications, scientific instrumentation and voting machine firms. To learn about Percept’s full line of Product Testing, Regulatory Compliance, Competitive Analysis & Testing and Consulting services, visit www.percept.com or call 303-444-7480.

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