sp³ Diamond Technologies Forms Strategic Partnership with Ceramics Process Systems
SANTA CLARA, CA - sp³ Diamond Technologies, Inc. (sp³), a supplier of DiaTherm(TM) diamond heat spreaders and diamond products for solving thermal management challenges in high-performance applications, announces a strategic partnership with Ceramics Process Systems (CPS), a developer and manufacturer of Aluminum Silicon Carbide (AlSiC) thermal management and packaging solutions. Geared towards meeting the growing market need for electronics packages with enhanced thermal dissipation requirements, the two companies are partnering to provide AlSiC packages incorporating diamond pins.
Supplying superior thermal dissipation, the new packages provide manufacturers of electronic devices, such as graphics processors, transportation power modules, and military communication components, with dramatic device power and reliability improvements through extremely high thermal conductivity (1,200 W/m-K) paths and a tailored, low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). The low density and high strength and stiffness values of AlSiC presents added advantages over denser, traditional materials.
"We are excited to enter into this partnership with CPS, as our unique thermal management technologies are a perfect complement to each other," commented Dwain Aidala, President of sp³ Diamond Technologies. "We have immediately added the industry-proven CPS AlSiC packages with diamond pins to our product portfolio, and look forward to the increased market penetration that this partnership will provide."
"The partnership reflects the increasing use of cost-effective diamond heat spreaders in multiple applications to improve hot spot heat transfer capability in packages," stated Grant Bennett, President of CPS. "Diamond has been talked about for a long time as a potential thermal management product, having obvious benefits but a price tag associated with it. Through this partnership, we are able to deliver a package that offers all the benefits of diamond heat spreaders in a cost-effective manner."
Diamond has decreased in cost significantly due to its increased use in both electronic and cutting-tool applications. While the cost of diamond is higher on a volume basis compared to other heat-spreader materials, its bill-of-materials cost is low. The increased use of diamond heat spreaders in multiple markets and applications continues to reduce its portion of total device cost.
Encapsulating a diamond pin with a thin layer of AlSiC, a metal-matrix composite, and strategically placing the diamond pins near hot spots provides an extremely high thermal path through the package, acting as a vertical solid state heat pipe to conduct heat away from hot spots and out of the package. The addition of thermal pyrolytic graphite at the top of the package dissipates the heat across a broad area at the surface of the package.
sp³ adds AlSiC packages incorporating diamond pins to its product portfolio, which includes DiaTherm heat spreaders and diamond-on-silicon (DOS) wafers for MEMS and thermal management applications, as well as diamond deposition reactors. CPS will also market AlSiC packages incorporating sp³ diamond pins.
About sp³ Diamond Technologies, Inc.
sp³ Diamond Technologies is focused on providing diamond-based solutions for electronics thermal management, diamond-on-silicon applications, and enhanced cutting surfaces. Based in Santa Clara, California, USA, the company provides diamond products for thermal and cutting applications, diamond deposition services, hot filament CVD reactors, and deposition consulting services to companies worldwide across a broad spectrum of industries.
sp³ Diamond Technologies is a subsidiary of sp³ Inc., a full service provider of products and services relating to thin-film and freestanding diamond deposition and other diamond materials. sp³ Inc. is comprised of sp³ Diamond Technologies and sp³ Cutting Tools.
For more information about the company and its products and services please visit www.sp3inc.com
About Ceramics Process Systems Corporation
Ceramics Process Systems is the world leader in providing AlSiC thermal management components and electronic packaging products for the microelectronics, power electronics and automotive industries. Typical products include housings, lids, baseplates, thermal planes and other structures used where reliability and/or weight are important considerations. CPS' ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturing operations are located in Chartley, Massachusetts, USA.
For more information about CPS and its products please visit www.alsic.com
For more information, contact:
Daniel Esdale
Program Manager
WARD HILL MARKETING, INC.
360 Merrimack Street, Bldg. 5, 3rd Floor
Lawrence, MA 01843 USA
TEL: +1 978-794-5441
FAX: +1 978-688-8418
E-MAIL: desdale@wardhillmarketing.com
