ELECTRONICS, COATINGS

Electronic coatings are of significant economic importance, as are the finished products in which they go. The woddwide total value of the resulting products is 500 billion. Table 1 provides a geographic breakdown. The annual electronics coatings market value is estimated to be 5 billion. These coatings are manufactured in several countries. Some of the principal manufacturers of electronic coatings are 

OGG Microelectronic Materials, Olin /CIBA-GEIGY venture 

Parylene conformal coatings, photoresists, developers, etchants, solder masks, potting compounds 

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (4th Edition) 

Functional Coatings. Whereas there are many types of functional coatings, the basic properties or characteristics that give a device utility are its electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. The electrical properties can be defined by the ability of the material to conduct or hinder flow of electrons. This characteristic resistance is expressed by 

Grace Co. dielectric and conductive adhesives, encapsulants, heat dissipating materials, manufacturing aid coatings 

Conap unit of American Cyanamid potting compounds, conformal coatings 

Du Pont Co. conformal coatings, photoresists, manufacturing aids, electronic functional coating compounds 

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