Solvent Resistance of the Parylenes

Study reviews the effects of a wide variety of organic solvents on Parylenes N, C and D.

Controlling Parylene Process Quality

This paper identifies and describes quality issues related to use of Parylene vacuum-deposited conformal coating in the protection of electronic components and assemblies.

Challenges with Prefilled Syringes

In this article, SCS concisely describes the applications and advantages of Parylenes, a series of inert polymeric coatings. In the prefilled syringes sector, Parylenes serve dual purposes being both a effective barrier material and highly lubricious coating.

Coating for Consumption

Ingestible medical devices offer a convenient, non-invasive method of delivering therapeutics, enabling diagnostics procedures, or performing imaging tasks. However, ensuring that the sensitive electronics within the device are protected is a challenge. This article will highlight a coating technology that is being used to guarantee such protection is provided.

Advances in Adhesion Solutions for Medical Applications

As electronic devices become ever smaller, their performance in many different types of operating environments has led many device packaging companies into the world of conformal coatings. Adhesion of such coatings to the intended substrate surfaces is one of the most important features of a coating’s effectiveness.

A Look at Parylene Coatings in Drug-Eluting Technologies

The continued success of drug-eluting stents relies heavily on little-known technologies. Parylene, for example, could have far-reaching applications.

The Truly Conformal Coating

The multi-property, biocompatible polymer Parylene has proved itself as having an unsurpassed role in medical coatings.

Parylene – Advanced Polymers for Medical Devices

While the demand for reliability and safety has always been at the forefront in medical device design, the challenges of minimally invasive and micro/nano devices require new and different packaging solutions.

New Development in Parylene Technology for Medical Electronics Advancement

Biostable packaging, protection and reliability of various medical electronic components and devices (e.g. retinal implants, implantable cardiac defibrillators, neurostimulators pulse generators, RFID implants, equipment, hearing aids, ingestible sensors/transmitters, and implantable radiation dosimeters) are becoming more challenging due to their long-term performance requirements.

Protecting Downhole and Platform Electronics

Oil companies must focus on cost savings to be profitable. A number of electronics used for the exploration, drilling, processing, and delivery of oil and gas operate in some of the harshest environments ever seen.

Protecting Modern Wafer-Level Packages

The demand for smaller sizes and lighter weights in consumer electronic devices is feeding the demand for continued package miniaturization.

Protection for Complicated SMD Assemblies

Most common conformal coatings actually can hurt, not protect, delicate and dense PCB assemblies. Parylenes are deposited differently, and offer EMS providers another option for electrical/dielectric, chemical and mechanical protection. Parylene HT proves promising for miniaturized assemblies.

Parylene as a Suppressant for Tin Whiskers Growth on Printed Circuit Boards

With the implementation of RoHS directives, pure tin plating is replacing lead in the tin-alloy used in the printed circuit boards and other worldwide electronics. Although use of tin provides a safer environment for electronic manufacturers and helps meet the regulatory requirements, it is known to form tin whiskers, odd shape eruption and dendrites that cause printed circuit boards or devices to fail.

Parylene Rises to the Challenge

Because the failure of one component could mean an entire system failure, OEMs rely on coatings such as Parylene – an inert, conformal, polymer coating – to protect electronics and other devices and prevent failures that add to warranty costs.

An Advanced Material for Enhancing Reliability and Protection of Automotive Electronics and Other Components

With the increasing trend for better and safer products, protection and reliability of various electronic components (pressure and temperature sensors, PCB’s, MEMS and fuel cell components, etc.) used in the automotive industry are critical as they are becoming smaller, more complex and provide life of vehicle performance in harsh environments.

Parylene Coatings Can Protect COTS Electronics in Aerospace and Defense Applications

Financial considerations show that the use of COTS electronics for military applications will continue growing, so designers should protect them from heat, moisture, and radiation. The challenge is how to protect devices originally designed for non-military use without additional enclosures.

Parylene Conformal Coating Benefits Coil Winding Processes

Small forms, spindles, ferrites and miniature wire-wound electric motor parts can benefit from the protection of a thin, vacuum-deposited coating.

Advanced Coating Technologies for Lead-Free Solders

It has been shown that various conformal coating materials can help mitigate the damage done by tin whiskers. Coatings do not prevent the growth of whiskers, but studies have shown that some coatings do slow down or retard the formation.

Alternatives in Conformal Coating

Conformal coating of printed circuits and circuit assemblies is often required for protection against environmental concerns such as moisture, chemicals and damaging vapors. Such coatings also prevent disruption and circuit damage that could be caused by inadvertent shorting between conductors.

Advances in Ionic Testing

Since the birth of the PCB, there has been a need to test for residual ionic contamination, which can lead to corrosion and dendrite growth. Whether on bare boards or finished assemblies, contamination can cause current leakage across insulating surfaces — resulting in shorts. This article explains advancements in ionic cleanliness testing, including heated dynamic ionic contamination test systems and their benefits.

Influences on Contamination Testing

The Ionograph was designed to be a simple, fast and accurate means of testing for ionic contamination as compared to the expensive, time consuming, and highly technical alternative of chromatography. However, the accuracy of the instrument is dependent on the condition of the Ion Extract Solution.

Fall 2019

• SCS Parylene Provides Component Protection in ExoMars Mission
• SCS Complies with RoHS and REACH Directives
• SCS to Exhibit at CES? 2020
• SCS to Showcase PrecisionCoat V at IPC APEX EXPO
• SCS Webinars Available On Demand
• SCS Holds Parylene Seminars in Europe

Summer 2019

• Fred Kopitzke and Kurtis Olson Celebrate Careers at SCS
• SCS Parylenes Provide IPX7, IPX8 Protection
• SCS Material Application Valves: Engineered for Performance
• SCS Delivers Quality and Compliance for Customer Products
• Parylene and Smart Technology in Agriculture
• SCS Receives Award at SMTA China East

Winter 2019

• SCS Develops New Halogen-Free Parylene Coating
• CES 2019 Highlights
• Parylene’s Role in Pain Management Technology
• SCS Names Representative of the Yeare at IPC APEX EXPO
• SCS’ PrecisionCoat Programmable Valve Spacing: Enhancing Productivity and Accuracy

Fall 2018

• Dan Adamo Celebrates 35 Years at SCS
• Parylene Protects Consumer Electronics in Harsh Environments
• SCS Parylene C-UVF^? Enables Visual Inspection
• SCS Exhibits at Sensors Midwest and SMTA International

Summer 2018

• Wisconsin Lt. Governor Kleefisch Tours SCS’ Clear Lake Facility
• Parylene Safeguards Performance in Emerging Medical Sensors
• SCS PrecisionCoat AQC: A Robust Solution
• SCS Presents at International Conferences

Winter 2018

• SCS President and CEO Celebrates 35 Years
• Parylene Protects UAVs in Harsh Environments
• Continuing the Legacy: SCS Omegameter SMD 650
• Parylene and the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

Spring 2017

• Bok and Mattison Celebrate 40 Years at SCS
• Introducing the PrecisionCoat BT
• Parylene Mitigates Metallic Whisker Growth
• Parylene and Emerging Medical Technologies

Winter 2016

• SCS Celebrates Company Milestones In 2016
• SCS Germany GmbH
• Parylene and Diabetes Management – Part 2
• Parylene and the Future of Wearable Technologies

Summer 2016

• Parylene is Out of This World
• Clearing the Air on Parylene – Part 3
• Parylene and Diabetes Management

Winter/Spring 2016

• Exciting News from Specialty Coating Systems
• Clearing the Air on Parylene – Part 2
• Parylene’s Use on External Neurostimulation Devices
• SCS Precisioncoat Tool Changer: Offering Unmatched Flexibility

Fall 2015

• Parylene’s Use on Implanted Neurostimulation Devices
• SCS Webinars Available Online
• Clearing the Air on Parylene

Spring 2015

• SCS Offers Educational Parylene Seminars
• SCS Supports Customer Regulatory Submissions
• SCS Redesigns SCS Ionograph^? Systems

Winter 2014

• Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Endotracheal Tubes
• Get Connected with SCS
• Parylene 101: Physical and Mechanical Properties

Summer 2014

• Benefits of Cleaning Before Conformal Coating
• SCS Launches Japanese Website
• Jet Dispensing: Ready for Take-Off

Spring 2014

• New Features Enhance Customizable SCS Precisioncoat
• SCS Offers Parylene Seminars in Costa Rica and Germany
• Parylene Coating for Asteroid Explorer HAYABUSA 2

Fall 2013

• SCS Introduces microRESIST? Antimicrobial Parylene Technology
• SCS Hosts ‘Designing Medical Devices’ Forum in Germany
• The Benefits of Parylene in Pre-filled Syringes

Spring 2013

• SCS “RISEs” to Meet Global Challenges
• SCS Completes Ontario Site Expansion
• SCS Announces AS9100C Certification

Winter 2012

• SCS Employees Celebrate 30+ Years
• Happy Holidays From SCS
• SCS Relocates Woking Coating Center

Summer 2012

• SCS Enhances Operational Excellence
• SCS Celebrates Ribbon Cutting in Austin
• SCS Announces HEMSA Partnership

Spring 2012

• SCS Achieves AS9100 Revision C Certification
• SCS Completes Amherst Site Remodel
• SCS Parylene Coatings Prolong Diesel Engine Life

Winter 2011

• SCS Expands Ontario Coating Center as Growth Continues
• SCS Engineering Team Lays the Foundation
• SCS Parylenes Meet Biocompatibility Standards

Fall 2011

• SCS Expands U.S. Parylene Coating Service Operations
• SCS Parylene C-UVF? Fluoresces Under UV Light
• SCS Introduces New Adhesion Promotion Technology – AdPro Poly?

Winter/Spring 2011

• SCS Expands Indianapolis Cleanroom
• SCS Precisioncoat Features New Potting Capabilities
• The Future of Electronics

Summer 2010

• SCS Opens New Coating Center in Mainland Europe
• SCS Announces Fall Parylene Seminar Schedule
• Parylene Facilitates Advances in Intraocular Implant Technology

Spring 2010

• SCS Offers Spring European Seminars
• SCS Completes Move to New ISO Certification Level
• SCS Introduces the Precision Tri-Cure 2250 at IPC APEX Expo

Winter 2009

• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Commends Parylene Japan
• SCS and Tech Briefs Present Webinar on Conformal Coatings
• New Technologies Emerge with Parylene Structures

Summer 2009

• SCS Equipment Manufacturing Achieves ISO Certification
• SCS to Present Webinar on Advances in Conformal Coatings
• SCS Presents at IMAPS/SMTA Vendor’s Day and Expo

Spring 2009

• One-Day Parylene Seminars to Be Presented in April
• SCS Receives “Supplier of the Year” Award
• SCS Raises Standard to ISO 9001:2008

Winter 2008

• SCS Enhances Precisioncoat Features
• SCS Offers Parylene Workshops in Germany
• SCS Parylene Protects Hearing Assist Devices

Summer 2008

• Berwind Corporation Acquires Specialty Coating Systems
• SCS Singapore Grows Into New Location
• Introducing AdPro Plus?

Spring 2008

• Specialty Coating Systems Acquires Parylene Japan K.K.
• SCS Expands Clear Lake Coating Center
• SCS Unveils Precisioncoat RTV at APEX 2008

Spring 2006

• SCS Opens Costa Rica Facility
• SCS Introduces Precisioncoat Spray Coating Systems
• Precision UVC Mates Seamlessly with Precisioncoat Systems

Spring 2005

• SCS Parylene Increases Automotive Component Life
• SCS Parylene HT Stabilizes Insect Samples
• Back to Basics – A Parylene Review

Fall 2004

• SCS Expands into Shanghai, China
• SCS Embraces Six Sigma Culture
• New G3P Spincoat Software Improves Productivity

Spring 2004

• SCS Cleanroom Changes the Parylene Coating Paradigm
• SCS Ionograph Test Module Introduced
• Parylene Update – Medical Coating Applications

Winter 2004

• New PDS 2035CR Coater Fills Important Niche
• Endometrial Ablation Tool Benefits from Parylene Properties
• Steps to Quality Control in Parylene Operations

Fall 2003

• Parylene Coating Offers Moisture Barrier Potential for LEDs
• SCS Continues International Expansion
• Parylene Hits Prime Time TV

Spring 2003

• Ferrite Core Manufacturer Coats with Parylene
• Woking Coating Center Opens

Winter 2002

• SCS Committed to Parylene Technology Advancement
• SCS Offers Contamination Test Services

Fall 2002

• Mars Orbital Camera Image Count Passes 100,000
• SCS Parylene Conservation to be Highlighted in Learning Channel Special

Spring 2002

• SCS Marks Newsletter’s 12th Year
• Coating Centers are ISO Certified
• Parylene – A Historical Review

Winter 2001

• Ruggedized Computers Protected by Parylene
• Selective Coating Equipment Moved to Speedline CAMALOT
• Repair and Recoating of Parylene-Coated Circuits

Fall 2001

• Parylene Protects Satellite Thruster Control Electronics
• SCS Completes New Biocompatibilty Tests
• New Programmable Deposition System

Summer 2001

• SCS Selects Business Partner in China
• SCS Quantifies Parylene Sterilization Performance
• Parylene Temperature Performance

Spring 2001

• Parylene Benefits Microscopic Machines
• AMC Chooses Parylene for Medical Implant
• SCS Relocating to New Headquarters

Winter 2000

• Union Switch Cuts Coating Costs
• SCS Receives Medtronic Recognition
• Compact Cure System

Fall 2000

• Parylene Selected for Alternative Fuel System
• SCS’s Humphrey Explores Anthropology Application
• SCS Coating Center QS Certified

Summer 2000

• Selective Coating Improves Bose Production
• SCS Paper to be Presented at St. Petersburg Conference
• Parylene Japan K.K. Celebrates 10 Years

Spring 2000

• Tenth Anniversary Issue
• Speedline Offers Integrated Manufacturing Capabilities
• SPIDA Helps Panasonic Refine Processes

Winter 1999

• Titanic Surfaces Again at SCS
• New Thermal Cure Unit Supports Selective Coating
• Tumble Coat Advancement

Fall 1999

• Parylene Supports Deep Space Propulsion Test
• Spin Coating Basics – Common Defects
• Increasing Selective Coating Throughput

Summer 1999

• Spin Coating Basics
• Parylene Races Ahead!
• Big Dipper/Little Dipper

Spring 1999

• Teamwork Drives Fast Production Upgrade
• SCS Coats Two-Sides at NEPCON West
• UV Ovens Cure Textured Films

Fall 1998

• Parylene Supports the International Space Station
• Labcoter?2 Portable Parylene Coating System
• SCS europe Unified With New Name

Summer 1998

• Parylene Goes Airborne
• Instruments Group Joins SCS