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Honeywell Announces New Thermal Management Materials For Portable Computing
Devices
Builds On Technology Leadership in Thermal Management
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., March 15, 2010 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Electronic
Materials announced today a new printable thermal management material designed
to help manage the tremendous heat produced by increasingly powerful
semiconductors in portable computing devices such as laptops and
netbooks.
Honeywell is a recognized leader in developing thermal management solutions
that transfer and dissipate heat, and the new material, Honeywell PCM45M-SP,
builds on Electronic Materials’ existing line of thermal management materials.
As semiconductors become more powerful and smaller, more heat is being
generated in the confined spaces where semiconductors are packaged for end-use
applications. This tremendous heat can damage the semiconductor or degrade its
performance, and it can damage the device as well.
“Mobile computing devices such as laptops and netbooks are placing increased
demands on thermal management materials to enable high performance and ensure a
long lifespan,” said Tim Chen, packaging leader for Honeywell Electronic
Materials. “To meet that challenge, we have combined our industry leading
phase-change chemistry with an innovative formulation specifically designed for
these types of mobile devices.”
In typical mobile computing applications, chip temperature rises steeply at
start-up and remains high during operations. PCM45M-SP is designed to meet
these specific thermal management requirements, delivering reliable power
cycling performance where other thermal materials would typically fail.
PCM45M-SP can withstand more than 1,000 hours at 150˚C without degradation and
more than 1,000 temperature cycles. The application is not limited to heat sink
design, and the material may be applied to a component, heat sink or thermal
spreader in any shape built into the printing screen. Additionally, the
enhanced stability of this new material minimizes or eliminates the need for
pre-mixing, conserving time and resources.
The PCM45M-SP phase change thermal interface consists of a sophisticated
thermally conductive material with optimum filler size distribution to achieve
maximum packing density compared with conventional phase change materials.
PCM45M-SP changes phase at 45˚C to ensure maximum surface conformance.
Honeywell Electronic Materials, part of Honeywell Specialty Materials, supplies
microelectronic polymers, electronic chemicals, and other advanced materials
along with an extensive set of product offerings under its metals business
segment, including physical vapor deposition (PVD) targets and coil sets,
precious metal thermocouples, and materials used during back-end packaging
processes for thermal management and electrical interconnect.
For more information, visit www.honeywell.com/em.
Honeywell Specialty Materials is a global leader in providing customers with
high-performance specialty materials, including fluorine products; specialty
films and additives; advanced fibers and composites; intermediates; specialty
chemicals; electronic materials and chemicals; and technologies and materials
for petroleum refining.
Honeywell International (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology
and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products
and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry;
automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris
Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London, and
Chicago Stock Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please
visit www.honeywellnow.com.
This release contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address
activities, events or developments that we or our management intends, expects,
projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are
forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon certain assumptions
and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their
perception of historical trends, current economic and industry conditions,
expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate.
The forward-looking statements included in this release are also subject to a
number of material risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to
economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting our
operations, markets, products, services and prices. Such forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results,
developments and business decisions may differ from those envisaged by such
forward-looking statements.
Media Contact:
Peter Dalpe
973-455-4908
peter.dalpe@honeywell.com
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