Today at the Battery Show Europe 2019 (Hall 1, Stand 349) Dow introduced its new DOWSIL EC-6601 Electrically Conductive Adhesive — a next-generation material engineered for reliable performance and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) in demanding electrical and electronics applications in the transportation, communications. and consumer markets.
DOWSIL EC-6601 Electrically Conductive Adhesive is a flexible silicone adhesive that combines reliable performance with EMI shielding. This material is used in demanding applications such as radar, LiDAR, sensors and batteries.
This novel adhesive combines strong electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding capabilities across a wide range of frequencies with durable mechanical and conductive properties over time … underscoring how Dow is growing its differentiated EMI shielding solutions portfolio.
“Today’s most innovative electrical and electronics technologies need a strong adhesive with stable EMI shielding across a broad frequency range — including the millimeter range for 5G,” said Jeroen Bello, global senior marketing manager for new technologies at Dow.
“Our new DOWSIL EC-6601 Electrically Conductive Adhesive provides this, along with long-lasting mechanical and electrical performance, and the ability to bond to a variety of substrates. With the innovative customer-centric approach, formulation expertise, and supply chain integration, Dow is a proven collaboration partner with a growing portfolio of solutions to address today’s toughest EMI challenges.”
DOWSIL EC-6601 Electrically Conductive Adhesive is uniquely formulated to form strong bonds to many substrates and has greater than 150% elongation to enable flexibility at the joints. With its longer shelf life, better material strength, increased flexibility, stronger adhesion, and greater electrical conductivity, this innovative new adhesive provides key advantages over other conductive elastomers, a category of materials that is used widely in today’s printed circuit board and advanced systems assembly market.
In the transportation industry, for example, the electrification of vehicles is driving increased demand for greater connectivity, reliability and compliance with tight safety regulations that need high-performance EMI shielding. Applications such as electronic control units (ECU), cameras, radar, LiDAR, sensors and batteries all need dependable performance over time with zero defects. The new vehicle architectures for autonomous vehicles are also raising the bar for EMI shielding because of their many sensor configurations.
In the communications space, 5G base stations and optical interconnects that need greater data transfers at faster speeds are challenging EMC experts. Consumer electronics with high-density packaging and smart architectures are also susceptible to electronic pollution that can disrupt or disable circuits.
DOWSIL EC-6601 Electrically Conductive Adhesive provides the stable EMI shielding that is needed for these and other applications while maintaining its properties and electrical conductivity.
DOWSIL EC-6601 Electrically Conductive Adhesive can be used as an adhesive, formed-in-place gaskets (FIPG), or cure-in-place gaskets (CIPG). This silicone elastomer has an optimized dispense rate and withstands high temperatures, humidity, vibration, compression and tensile stress. With its high elongation, the material can stretch to support the movement of a joint when used as an adhesive, FIPG or CIPG. DOWSIL EC-6601 Electrically Conductive Adhesive contains premium fillers, provides excellent corrosion resistance and is the latest innovation from an industry leader with more than 15 years of experience in electrically-conductive silicones for advanced assembly.
To learn more about Dow’s growing EMI shielding capabilities and plans to introduce new innovative solutions in this area, visit consumer.dow.com.
Dow Performance Silicones delivers a portfolio of performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of customers and industries around the world. The business uses innovative silicon-based technology to provide solutions and ingredients to customers in commercial construction and high- performance building, consumer goods, silicone elastomers, and pressure sensitive industries. As a global leader in innovation and silicone technology, we are committed to bringing new and proven solutions to the market that do more for customers and continue to improve the lives of consumers worldwide.
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