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2009.07.08
Dow Corning Electronics Announces New Silicone Encapsulant for Overmolding Process
Midland, MI – Today Dow Corning Corporation’s Electronics group
introduced its newest silicone encapsulant, Dow Corning® OE-6636,
designed for overmolding (compression molding) and dispensing processes. The
product provides for a high refractive index (RI) of 1.54 which enables better
light output (see Appendix 1, below), has a low moisture uptake, improves
thermal aging and light resistance, and possesses better adhesion to typical
substrate for LED packages such as Poly Phthal Amid. Overmolding, a new trend
in LED packaging, enables higher throughput than a typical dispensing process,
making hundreds of LED packages at a time.
Dow Corning silicone solutions for LED packages are designed to offer good
compatibility with standard LED substrates and processing techniques. Its
products provide both High RI and Normal RI OE Series silicone encapsulants,
which have outstanding light transmittance across the application wavelengths
of LEDs. The encapsulants provide excellent stress relief, moisture protection
and UV resistance for LED chip sealing protection.
“Dow Corning is a leading innovator in the global LED marketplace. We have
been delivering high performance solutions with our expertise in silicon
science to meet the unique demands of LED packaging and assembly. We are
pleased to introduce OE-6636, a new addition to Dow Corning’s substantial OE
product line, to help customers continually innovate the LED packaging
process,” said Kazunori Maruyama, Global Market Manager, Dow Corning
Electronics.
To learn more about Dow Corning’s advanced silicone technologies for LED
applications, visit http://www.dowcorning.com/led
(Appendix 1) Light Transmittance
About Dow Corning
Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse
needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones,
silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000
products and services via the company’s Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® brands. Dow Corning is a joint
venture equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated.
More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States.