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Detroit – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, introduced today at the SAE 2015 World Congress (booth 507) new Dow Corning® EA-7100 Adhesive, a breakthrough silicone chemistry that greatly expands design options for automotive electronics by enabling strong bonds to a wide variety of substrates. This one-part, heat-cure adhesive also cures rapidly and at lower temperatures from the “inside out” to greatly accelerate processing, lower energy use and reduce material costs. View more and related images

Midland, Mich. – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, introduced new Dow Corning®EA-4600 Hot Melt Room-Temperature Vulcanization (RTV) Black Adhesive for improved assembly of consumer electronics and other demanding high-volume manufacturing operations. The latest addition to the company’s broad and growing portfolio of advanced hot melt adhesives, EA-4600 Hot Melt Adhesive is uniquely formulated to dispense easily and achieve instant green strength, which allows electronic assemblies to be handled immediately after its application. View more and related images

Las Vegas – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today introduced Dow Corning® EI-1184 Clear Encapsulant for demanding outdoor LED lighting applications here at the Strategies in Light exposition (Booth #827). Featuring high transparency and weatherability, the two-part silicone encapsulant delivers reliable, long-lasting protection of sensitive LED electronics in environments containing moisture, ultraviolet (UV) light, thermal cycling and extreme temperatures for both indoor and outdoor lamp and luminaire applications. View more and related images

Seneffe, Belgium – As the adoption and production of LED illumination rapidly accelerates, lighting manufacturers worldwide are seeking new and innovative materials to push LED design boundaries, improve product reliability and help optimize manufacturing speed. These converging trends are driving increasing demand for Dow Corning’s uniquely broad portfolio of advanced silicone solutions for LED lamp and luminaire design, assembly and protection. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning will showcase its advanced material portfolio and expertise at two key industry events this month. View more and related images

Midland, Mich. – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicon and wide-bandgap semiconductor technology, raised the bar yet again for silicon carbide (SiC) crystal quality today by announcing that it now offers 150 mm diameter silicon carbide (SiC) wafers under its ground-breaking Prime Grade portfolio. Recently launched to set new standards for 100 mm SiC wafer quality, the portfolio now also offers three tiers of manufacturing quality 150 mm SiC substrates – labeled Prime Standard, Prime Select and Prime Ultra. Each tier offers increasingly stringent tolerances on critical defect types that adversely impact device performance, such as micropipe density (MPD), threading screw dislocations (TSD) and basal plane dislocations (BPD). View more and related images

MIDLAND, Mich. –Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced today that its TPSiV® 4000 and TPSiV® 4200 Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) have been shown to be safe for skin contact applications in two independent medical test protocols. The results offer strong independent validation that these industry-leading materials are an excellent option for skin-safe wearable electronics applications, such as wrist bands for smart watches and fitness trackers, as well as for device accessories such as earbuds. View more and related images

MIDLAND, Mich. –Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced today that it has significantly ramped up production capacity for hexachlorodisilane (HCDS), and is working with global and local distributors to ensure its safe and efficient supply to current and future customers worldwide. HCDS is a high-purity precursor that is critical for a multitude of advanced, thin-film deposition processes for memory and logic semiconductor chip fabrication. In addition to establishing Dow Corning as a leading supplier of this crucial precursor for global semiconductor production, the expanded capability now offers the industry a very reliable and proven source for high-quality HCDS. View more and related images

Las Vegas – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today announced that its recently launched Dow Corning® MS-2002 Moldable White Reflector Silicone was the winner of the Non-Luminous Components, Specialty Hardware, Shades and Solar category at the 2014 LIGHTFAIR® International Innovation Awards. This marks the third time in two years that Dow Corning’s Moldable Silicone product technology has garnered top recognition during LIGHTFAIR International’s (LFI) annual awards. View more and related images

Midland, Mich. – The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the global chip-on-board (COB) LED market will be just over 40 percent through 2018, according to analyst firm Research and Markets. Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, expects the continued expansion of enabling materials technologies, such as moldable optical silicones, to help fuel growth in COB packaging and other innovations along the entire LED lighting value chain. View more and related images

Las Vegas – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, is showcasing here at LIGHTFAIR® International 2014 (Booth #8425) its fast-growing portfolio of optical-grade silicones, which are helping LED lighting manufacturers worldwide to expand the possibilities for LED module, lamp and luminaire designs. In addition to the entire Dow Corning Moldable Silicones product family, the company is featuring two recently launched materials innovations and offering visitors an exclusive sneak peek at two additional advanced product technologies nearing commercialization. Many of the breakthrough applications that Dow Corning has helped to pioneer are also on display at its booth, along with live demonstrations that illustrate the design and process benefits of the company’s optical moldable materials. View more and related images