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Henkel Provides Reliable Thermal, Protecting & Bonding Solutions

Reliable Thermal, Protecting, & Bonding Solutions for Power Conversion Applications

Silicone-based chemistry formulations are used throughout electronic applications, and for good reason.

A podcast session with Mahmoud Awwad, talking about how enabling more efficient operation of next-generation high-density power module designs is necessary to achieve the performance demands of advanced systems and why high-performance thermal control is one of the most important elements of long-term functional reliability.  

EE|Times - Power Up podcast session with Justin Kolbe, talking  about different aspects of power conversion and its thermal management for different markets.

Customer Challenges

• A new Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) design required a robust thermal management solution with no outgassing risk.
• As the system can be used in a variety of machines and production environments, the thermal materials must be conducive to many conditions.
• The customer requested the use of a silicone-free thermal solution to avoid silicone contamination, but wanted to maintain the stress control and heat benefits generally consistent with silicone-based thermal interface materials (TIMs).

Customer Challenges

• A new electronic control unit (ECU) design incorporates a large processor IC that requires excellent heat dissipation for optimized function. 
• The system is sensitive and outgassing minimization is necessary to avoid interference with other components.