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Pressure tight parts for semiconductor production
3D printed PEEK parts for the electronics and semiconductor industry
Significant trends as mobile computing, internet-of-things and autonomous driving are pushing the electronics market, production of small volume high performance machine parts for manufacturing industry such as the semiconductor, to significant growth levels.
Industries providing the infrastructure for this demand are challenging ‘Moore’s law’ on a daily basis. Within this challenge performing materials such as PEEK are often recognized as a valuable material enabling new solutions.
Bond3D allows players in this field to work with 3D printed performing solutions of high performing plastics. Bond3D has experience in the electronic industry and understands the requirements of parts operating specifically in high vacuum environments.
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Critical parts made from PEEK for the electronic and semiconductor industry
These parts can change your industry
Why choose PEEK polymers for electrical components?
PEEK’s excellent electrical properties make it an ideal insulator. With excellent thermal properties, PEEK polymer components can withstand high temperatures that conventional insulation cannot withstand. These benefits, along with long-term reliability, temperature, pressure, and frequency stability, make them suitable for use in subsea environmental control equipment or high-pressure pump terminal pins.
PEEK can maintain good electrical insulation even under harsh working conditions such as high temperature, high pressure and high humidity. Therefore, the application field of PEEK resin is gradually changing to the field of electronic and electrical appliances. PEEK resin has high purity and stable mechanical and chemical properties, which reduces contamination when processing silicon wafers.
PEEK resin does not deform over a wide temperature range and can be used to manufacture parts that can withstand the high temperatures of heat welding. Due to this property, PEEK resin is commonly used in the semiconductor industry to produce wafer carriers, electronic insulating sheets, various connecting devices, as well as wafer carrier insulating sheets, connectors, printed circuit boards, high temperature connectors, etc.
PEEK resins can also be used in µg/L ultrapure water handling and storage equipment such as pipes, valves, pumps and positioners. PEEK is already used in Japan and other countries in the manufacture of large scale integrated circuits. PEEK is used in plug-in connectors, high reliability connectors, cable connectors, junction boxes, distribution lines, plate cage coils, battery cases, IC packaging, the semiconductor industry, and other electronic and electrical applications in fittings and valves for ultrapure water systems. It can also be used in fields. Required in ultrapure industry and other components.
The advantages of PEEK high-performance polymers for the semiconductor industry.
3D printing of high-performance polymers overcomes the restrictions of conventional manufacturing. It opens up a whole new world of design and production possibilities while optimizing your Cost of Goods.
Frequently asked questions about printing PEEK polymers for the electronics market
The semiconductor industry propels countless systems and products essential to our lives, including those we use for work, communication, travel, entertainment, and more. Semiconductors, also known as integrated circuits (ICs) or microchips, have been instrumental in driving progress in various fields like communications, transportation, and clean energy. However, as the pace of innovation quickens, semiconductor manufacturers are tasked with tackling complex challenges and achieving crucial goals. Read more…
Additive manufacturing allows you to build parts – for example a fluid manifold or a cooling structure – that is prioritizing function over manufacturing capability. By 3D printing parts with PEEK polymers you’ll end up with smooth channels or channels that don’t take right angle bends that could cause fluid disturbance.
High-performance polymers, or HPPs, are an important part of the semiconductor industry. Semiconductors go through three stages: making, testing, and assembly, and HPPs are used in all of them. For example, HPPs are used to make parts of wet benches, which are machines that clean, rinse, and dry wafers at high temperatures. HPPs are also used for many other things, like CMP rings, wafer carriers and holders, wafer guides/combs, burn-in test sockets, probe cards, and fasteners. And because of new ways of making things, high-temperature HPPs are becoming more popular for making IC handling trays, spin chucks, and other products.
PEEK polymeric materials have a broad application in the semiconductor industry, especially when high temperatures and chemical cleaning processes are involved. These polymers perform well under extremely harsh conditions, yet they cost relatively less than materials such as ceramics or quartz.
