3M offer ‘an effective solution for handheld technologies’

3M has announced details of a new technology for use in handheld electronics equipment.

The company states its 19-micron embedded capacitance material (ECM) provides a high performance option for the creation of printed circuit board-based devices, while remaining affordable to the manufacturer.

Created by 3M’s electronic solutions division, the ECM capacitor laminate material can help reduce impedance and power bus noise.

"The material is designed for OEMs with high-speed digital and low-pass filter designs and who seek to differentiate their products through dramatically improved performance and reduced size," the company explains.

In addition, it is hoped the system will provide a solution where technologies are required to be small and portable, while remaining cost-effective and functional.

Earlier this month, 3M Health Care was selected as the recipient of the 2009 GHX Best in Class Award for attaining the highest levels of year-on-year market share growth in the category of sterilisation products.