As a rapidly developing and changing industry, the global consumer electronics industry represented by smartphones is advancing with the emergence of new technologies such as AI and AR. It has ushered in a new period of development in the hardware and software fields. More importantly, China has Become the largest design, production and consumer market for consumer electronics.
According to a report from IDC, a world-renowned research organization, global smartphone shipments totaled 1.462 billion units in 2017, compared to the total global smartphone shipments of 1.470 billion units in 2016. Shipments in 2017 fell by 0.5% .
Although this decline is not serious, it is the first decline in the smartphone market. This also reflects from the side that consumer demand for smartphones has gradually become weak. The smartphone market has ushered in consumption upgrades, especially domestic mobile phones have begun to move towards the high-end market.
With the continuous popularization of smart phones, consumer demand has begun to shift from basic functional areas to high-level, with more emphasis on product performance and aesthetics. Lighter, thinner, faster, and more powerful As consumer electronics, especially mobile smart devices such as mobile phones and laptops, the goal of relentless pursuit is even more important now. High-end and high-end consumer electronics models with beautiful appearance, strong performance and excellent user experience are receiving more and more attention from consumers.
Consumer electronics products are becoming thinner and lighter, and higher requirements are placed on manufacturing materials: not only to ensure the long-term reliability of users, but also to have easy processability and thermal stability under extreme processing conditions.
Chips are a core component of consumer electronics. With the high integration of the chip, the power is getting larger and larger, and the heat dissipation effect of the chip becomes more important. Dow Corning ™ as the global leader in silicone thermal conductive materials after the acquisition of Dow Corning ™, has always adhered to the sustainable development goals, and used innovative thermal conductive technology to ensure the continuous updating and iteration of consumer electronics products, helping consumer electronics manufacturers to achieve the product development Higher efficiency and lower overall costs.
In order to learn more about Dow `s high-performance silicone thermal conductive material solutions and the future development of the Dow brand, and to explore the popular trends in the field of silicone thermal conductive, New Materials Online® during the “CES Asia 2018” Interviewed Rogier Reinders, global marketing director of printed circuit boards and system assembly of the Dow Consumer Products Solutions business unit, and CH Lee, global technical service and development director of printed circuit board and system assembly of the Dow Consumer Product Solutions business unit, to listen to their conversations The history and future of Taoxi ™ brand silicone thermal conductive materials.
In the middle is Rogier Reinders, Global Marketing Director of Printed Circuit Boards and System Assembly of the Dow Consumer Products Solutions Business Unit; on the right is C.H. Lee, Global Technical Service and Development Director of Printed Circuit Boards and System Assembly of the Dow Consumer Products Solutions Business Unit
Targeting pain points Dow's new silicone thermal gel debuts
Consumer electronics, represented by smart phones, are making great strides in the new direction of more powerful functions, faster computing power, and non-metallic appearance materials. With this trend becoming more and more obvious, problems caused by heat dissipation are also emerging.
As a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow's High Performance Silicones Division exhibited its new Dow ™ TC-3015 silicone thermal gel for thermal management of smartphone components at CES Asia 2018. The new Dow Corning ™ brand was replaced with the new Dow Corning ™ brand.
"To cope with the severe challenges in thermal management, smartphone customers in China and around the world are looking for new solutions. We developed this new thermally conductive silicone to support it." Dow Consumer Solutions Solutions Printed Circuits Rogier Reinders, director of global marketing for board and system assembly, told New Materials Online® that Taoxi ™ TC-3015 silicone thermal gel provides an excellent thermal management balance that facilitates heavy industry and streamlines processes. We expect this material to set a new standard for thermal management, replacing traditional bulky thermal pads that affect design freedom. We have partnered with a leading smartphone manufacturer to meet future heat dissipation requirements for thinner, thinner, and higher-performance devices.
CH Lee, director of global technical services and development for printed circuit boards and system assembly at the Dow Consumer Product Solutions business unit, further explained that this new product solidifies into a thermally conductive gel after curing, which can achieve efficient heat dissipation of the chipset and has excellent Wettability ensures low Rc (contact resistance) for thermal management, and does not generate hot spots even in smart phone components that generate the most heat, such as integrated circuits (ICs) and central processing units (CPUs).
Aiming at the rework problems in the past in the production process of consumer electronics such as smartphones, DOWSIL™ TC-3015 silicone thermal gel can be easily peeled off without residue for reprocessing.
"This advantage is very important for consumer electronics manufacturers, which can greatly save production costs and improve efficiency." CH Lee said that Taoxi ™ TC-3015 silicone thermal conductive gel can also be integrated by automated dispensing. In the production automation process, there is no need to spend too much time on the finished heat dissipation pad, which avoids the inefficiency brought by manual operation.
Statistics show that by 2022, the fast-growing smart phone industry shipments will reach 2.1 billion units. With the increase of equipment functions and the increasing requirements of end customers for processing speed, thermal management is becoming more and more important for performance improvement and service life extension. The advent of 5G has put a severe test on the powerful data processing and operating capabilities of consumer electronics processors. The heat dissipation pressure of consumer electronics products has become the most concerned pain point in the industry.
"DOWSIL™ TC-3015 Silicone Thermally Conductive Gel uses a one-component formulation and does not require mixing. It can be processed in a variety of ways." CH Lee told New Materials Online®, a thermally conductive gel material that can be cured at room temperature or The chip heats and cures itself, eliminating the need for a separate curing process, which helps improve production efficiency.
Of course, if customers need faster curing speed, the material can be placed at a high temperature of 150 ° C.
It is understood that the thermal conductivity of Taoxi ™ TC-3015 silicone thermal conductive gel can be described as: TC (thermal conductivity) = 2W / mK, when the thickness of the adhesive layer (BLT) is less than 3mm, the thermal aging will not collapse. Or cracks, applied to smart phone components can achieve efficient thermal management.
Seventy Years of Experience
According to Rogier Reinders, Dow `s High-Performance Silicone Business Unit ’s new thermal gel uses the new brand Dow ™, and the brand `s foundation is the newly acquired Dow Corning ™ Silicone Technology Platform, which inherits the platform `s 70-year innovation Experience and proven performance.
"For now, Dow Silicone Thermally Conductive Materials is still a global leader." Rogier Reinders tells New Materials Online® that Dow, as one of the world's largest chemical companies, has extensive experience in chemical R & D and innovation. And technical capabilities, combined with Dow Corning ™ 's 70 years of experience in the silicone field, this is a perfect combination, and the customer response is very good.
According to the explanation given by Dow, the new brand DOWSIL™ has rich connotation. Tao means Dow. Xi originally meant the sun, which means light and hope. DOWSIL™ also means that Dow's future development is booming.
"The brand name has changed, but Dow's commitment to customers will not change. In the future, Dow will continue to provide customers with more high-quality innovative products in the silicone field." Rogier Reinders said firmly that the new brand combines the advantages of both parties and strengthens In order to achieve a long-term accumulation of technology in silicone products and solutions in many applications worldwide.