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Dow Corning Expands into Specialty Organic Materials Market
May 5, 2004 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Midland, Mich. — Dow Corning Corp. has expanded into the $1 billion specialty organic materials market with the launch of Dow Corning PI-2000 highly conductive silver ink, an organic polymer for the electronics industry.
Dow Corning's move into specialty organics comes as part of an overall strategy within the company to offer a complete range of materials for today's increasingly diverse and demanding electronics manufacturing applications.
Dow Corning developed PI-2000 for use in portable, wireless products such as smart cards, cell phones, PDAs, games and radio frequency ID (RFID) tags. PI-2000 is said to be different than other conductive inks available today due to a proprietary additive. The conductive ink reportedly maintains low resistivity even during long-term environmental stress. PI-2000 is screen printable for rapid, low-cost manufacturing using standard production equipment.
Other products planned in Dow Corning's organic materials offering will support applications ranging from semiconductor packaging and board-level assembly to automotive and consumer electronics assembly. As with all Dow Corning materials, the new specialty organics are backed by the company's electronics business solutions program, which supports the customer needs ranging from materials qualification and equipment selection to the tailoring of materials for specific process requirements.
The new offerings come in response to customer demand for additional Dow Corning material capabilities beyond silicones, traditionally used for highly specialized applications. Dow Corning's organic materials intellectual property (IP) portfolio comprises a broad range of materials capabilities, and is based on a number of internally developed proprietary chemistries, as well as technologies acquired through targeted IP investments.
Dow Corning Corp. is a globally integrated provider of materials, application technology and services, and is focused on providing innovative technology for all segments of the electronics industry. For more information, visit www.dowcorning.com/electronics.