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Q U A L I T Y P O L I C Y S T A T E M E N T Emporium Partners seeks to be a strategic partner to premier global manufacturing companies, providing procurement, logistics services and long terms storage services that enable them to meet their customers’ needs in a more responsive, efficient, effective manner. We will help make our customers successful with their customers. We will continuously improve our processes to pass on greater efficiency and value added services to our customers. We will deliver error-free, competitive products and services on time to our customers that meet or exceed their expectations. To implement this policy means that all employees will understand that their customers expect and that they will provide the customers with products and services that meet or exceed their expectations. All requirements must be continuously evaluated and upgraded to reflect changing customer expectations. Emporium Partners will maintain the highest moral, ethical and legal standards in all of its business dealings. This obligation also extends to our employees, their families and the communities we serve.

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The lifetime and durability of electronic components have been reduced drastically.

Applications are in production for 10+ years and has to offer 15-25 years of service.

Last Time Buys are often a cheaper and a more secure solution than a re-design ensuring functionality is critical.

Why Emporium Product PreservationEPP

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Problems with Long Term Storage.Storage of more than 2 years we see problems with: • Oxidation / Corrosion • Intermetallic growth • Tin whiskers • Tin pest, tin disease, tin blight

RoHS Solders And Components are more prone to corrosion.

Asian climate are up to 25 times more aggressive.

Lucent Technologies estimates a reduction in the life cycle of up to 40% when product is packed traditionally.

Substantial higher failure rates even after short storage periods.

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Tin whiskers

Tin pest

Oxidation/corrosion

What causes corrosion? [which is the an action that changes the chemical or physical

structure of metals]

Corrosion can be a chemical reaction between a metal and a reactive or unstable gas [atmospheric pollution] or liquid.

An electrical reaction between two different types of metals [galvanic corrosion]

Electro-chemical reaction between dust or fungi and a metal surface.

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Current Solutions / Limitations

Most LTB’s are currently stored in factory sealed dry-packs, flushed with nitrogen and vacuum packed with silica.

Dry cabinets or other similar solution to keep components dry.

Moisture barrier bags packed according to the Jedec standard only guarantee 1-2 years.

NO protection against pollution and outgassing.

Dry storage for 5+ years can damage plastic, nylon, and other materials that should not be kept dry.

Dry storage can enhance the risk of static discharge and will damage flash memory…

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Technology developed by Lucent Technologies in 1984.

World wide patent.

Protection for electronic components, assembled boards, equipment and fully assembled product.

Preserves solderability and enhances reliability.

Ideal for protecting all materials, including non-electronic for long periods of time, 20+ years.

The INTERCEPT Technology® guarantees against atmospheric corrosion.

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• INTERCEPT Technology® consists of copper particles with enormous surface area that are chemically and permanently bonded to a plastic structure. The particles react readily with elements (Corrosive Gases) that are present in the atmosphere and create or promote corrosion.

• INTERCEPT Technology® permanently ties and reacts with corrosive gases creating a neutralized atmosphere which protects all materials inside against corrosion and aging. Moisture that migrated through the packaging material will be liberated from corrosive elements so that it cannot cause corrosion.

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I N T E R C E P T Technology® Highly porous copper particles are permanently embedded in a plastic matrix and reacts with all corrosive gases and elements. The technology was designed to protect under all environmental conditions equally.

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Storage test conducted by Würth Elektronik one of Europe's biggest manufacturer of electronic & electromechanical components. Test conducted was on avoiding corrosive gasses with traditional storage bags, conditions were 40 degrees celsius at 92% relative humidity for 3 weeks.

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I N T E R C E P T Technology®Stored in Intercept Technology bags under the same conditions. Even under magnification no changes to the silver surface were detected.

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Types of packaging material.

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