As a fast-changing industry, the global consumer electronics industry represented by smart phones is experiencing a new development period in the hardware and software fields with the emergence of new technologies such as AI and AR. More importantly, China has already 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 with the 1.47 billion units of global smartphone shipments in 2016, and shipments in 2017 fell by 0.5%. .
Although this decline is not serious, it is the first time in the history of the smartphone market. This also reflects that consumer demand for smartphones has gradually deteriorated. The smartphone market is welcoming consumption upgrades. Especially domestic mobile phones are beginning to move toward the high-end market.
With the continuous popularization of smartphones, consumers' needs have begun to shift from basic functional areas to high-level, with more emphasis on product performance, aesthetics. Lighter, thinner, faster, and more powerful as consumer electronics, especially mobile intelligence. The relentless pursuit of equipment such as mobile phones and notebook computers is even more important in the moment. The high-end consumer electronics models with beautiful appearance, strong performance and excellent user experience are receiving more and more attention from consumers.
Consumer electronics are becoming thinner and lighter, and higher demands are placed on the materials to be manufactured: both the reliability of the user's long-term use and the ease of processing and thermal stability under extreme processing conditions.
The chip is a core component of consumer electronics. With the high integration of chips and the increasing power, the heat dissipation effect of the chip becomes more and more important. After the acquisition of Dow CorningTM, Dow is the leader in global thermal conductive materials for silicones. Sustainability goals, with innovative thermal conductivity technology to ensure continuous and continuous iterations of consumer electronics, helping consumer electronics manufacturers achieve higher efficiency and lower overall costs in product development and production.
Targeting pain points Dow's new silicone thermal gel debut
Consumer electronics, represented by smart phones, is making great strides toward new functions such as more powerful functions, faster computing power, and non-metallization of appearance materials. As this trend becomes more and more obvious, the problems caused by heat dissipation are also emerging.
Dow's High Performance Silicones Division, a global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, exhibited its new TaoxiTM TC-3015 silicone thermal gel for thermal management of smartphone components at CES Asia 2018. The new brand Tao XiTM was used to replace the label of the original Dow CorningTM brand.
CES Asia 2018 Dow Booth
'To meet the tough challenges of thermal management, smartphone customers in China and around the world are looking for new solutions. We developed this new thermal silicone to support it. ' Dow Consumer Solutions Business Unit Printed Circuits Rogier Reinders, Global Markets Director for Board and System Assembly, told New Materials Online®, TaoxiTM TC-3015 Silicone Thermal Gel provides superior thermal management balance for easy rework and streamlined processes. We expect this material to create new thermal management The standard replaces the traditional bulky thermal pad that affects design freedom. We have partnered with a leading smartphone manufacturer to meet the cooling requirements of thinner, smaller, and higher performance devices in the future.
CH Lee, Director of Global Technology Services and Development, Printed Circuit Board and System Assembly, Dow Consumer Solutions Business Unit, further explained that Dow's new product cures to form a thermally conductive gel that enables efficient heat dissipation from the chipset and excellent performance. Wettability, which ensures low Rc (contact resistance) for thermal management, does not create hot spots even in smart phone components such as integrated circuits (ICs) and central processing units (CPUs) that generate the most heat.
In view of the rework problems in the production process of consumer electronics such as smart phones in the past, TaoxiTM TC-3015 silicone thermal gel can be easily and without residual peeling for reprocessing.
'This advantage is critical for consumer electronics manufacturers, which can greatly reduce production costs and increase efficiency. ' CH Lee said that TaoxiTM TC-3015 silicone thermal gel can also be integrated by automated dispensing. In the production automation process, it does not need to spend too much time on the finished product cooling pad, avoiding the inefficiency caused by manual operation.
Statistics show that by 2022, the fast-growing smartphone industry will reach 2.1 billion units. With the increase of equipment functions and the increasing processing speed of end users, thermal management improves performance and usage. The extension of life is more and more important. The advent of 5G has put forward a rigorous test for the powerful data processing and operation capability of consumer electronic processors. The heat dissipation pressure of consumer electronics has become the most concerned pain point in the industry.
CH Lee: 'TaoxiTM TC-3015 silicone thermal gel uses a one-component formulation that does not require mixing and can be processed in a variety of ways. ' This thermally conductive gel material cures at room temperature or cures by the chip itself. , no need to separate the curing process, help to improve production efficiency.
Of course, if the customer needs a faster curing speed, the material can be placed at a high temperature of 150 ° C.
It is understood that the thermal conductivity of TaoxiTM TC-3015 silicone thermal conductive gel can be described as: TC (thermal conductivity) = 2W / mK, when the adhesive layer thickness (BLT) is below 3mm, heat aging will not collapse Or cracks, applied to smartphone components for efficient thermal management.
Seventy years of experience Tao Xi TMStart again
According to Rogier Reinders, Dow's high-performance silicone division's new thermal gel uses the new brand Tao XiTM, which is based on the newly acquired Dow CorningTM silicone technology platform, which has inherited the platform's 70-year innovation. Experience and proven performance.
Rogier Reinders: 'From the current point of view, Dow Silicone Thermal Conductive Materials are still in a leading position in the world. 'Dow is one of the world's largest chemical companies, with extensive chemical R&D innovation and technical capabilities. Combining Dow CorningTM's seventy years of experience in the silicone field, this is a perfect combination and the customer reflects very well.
According to Dow's explanation, the new brand Tao XiTM has rich connotations. Tao is Tao, Xiben means the sun, and has the meaning of light and hope. Tao XiTM also means that the future development of Dow is booming.
'The brand name changes, but Dow's commitment to customers will not change. In the future, Dow will continue to provide customers with more innovative products in the field of silicone. ' Rogier Reinders firmly said that the new brand combines the advantages of both sides and strengthens The accumulation of technology in silicone products and solutions can be used in many applications worldwide.