Adhesives in electrical/electronic - Articles - Page 68

APPLI-TEC: Thermally Conductive Adhesive

March 30, 2012

Appli-thane™ 7300 is a blue, thermally conductive polyurethane adhesive compound for advanced electronic assembly.

CREATIVE MATERIALS: Silver Adhesives and Inks

March 27, 2012

This company recently released 125-43A/B119-44 solvent-resistant electrically conductive ink, which has been developed for touch screens and shielding applications.

ADVANCING ADHESIVES: Stick-On Tattoos Go High-Tech

January 1, 2012

Micro-electronics, elegant design and existing tattoo technology combine to create a complex device that is far more than a novelty.

ADVANCING ADHESIVES: 3M and IBM to Develop Semiconductor Adhesives

December 1, 2011

New adhesives will make it possible to build commercial microprocessors composed of layers of up to 100 separate chips.

Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

Novel, all-acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions with inherently lower surface energy display significantly improved adhesion to LSE substrates such as polyethylene and polypropylene.

Eric Bartholomew

September 1, 2011

The prevailing trend toward the use of lighter weight and lower cost engineered plastics in automotive, construction, aerospace, electronics, and other industrial uses has created a need for pressure-sensitive materials that can bond well to these new, inherently low-surface-energy (LSE) plastics. This article discusses novel, all-acrylic compositions with inherently lower surface energy that display significantly improved adhesion to LSE substrates such as polyethylene and polypropylene.

Look Inside SEMI 2011

July 1, 2011

SEMICON West will take place July 12-14 in San Francisco.

ADVANCING ADHESIVES: Surface-Mount Adhesives Could Lead to Microchannel Revolution

David Stauth

July 1, 2011

Microchannel array. Engineers at Oregon State University (OSU) have invented a new way to use surface-mount adhesives in the production of low-temperature, microchannel heat exchangers-an advance that will make this

Precision Dosing

Gerald Pfeiler

June 1, 2011

An endless piston dispenser meets the needs of almost any precision dosing application.

STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS: Global PSA Growth Trends

Daniel S. Murad

May 1, 2011

The global pressure-sensitive industry is forecasted to grow 7% per year through 2014.

Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives 101

This article explains what a pressure-sensitive adhesive is, how it is constructed and what adhesive options are available.

Kurt Schramer

October 1, 2009

Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are used in applications ranging from labeling food packaging to assembling electronic devices to mounting graphics displays. Although they have been around for decades and their use is widespread, manufacturers, converters, and printers may not understand the key differences between the adhesive choices available, how they’re constructed, or which are best suited for a particular job.