Dow Corning introduced five products in its family of highly conductive silver inks, giving electronics manufacturers a range of materials to choose from when designing portable, high-performance wireless devices. The conductive inks PI-2200, PI-2310, PI-2320, PI-2500, PI-2600 are based on organic materials and support many applications, such as smart cards, radio frequency (RFID) tags, flexible circuits and antennas for handheld devices. To address the wide range of performance requirements in silver-ink applications, the company’s diverse family includes thermoset and thermoplastic materials. An array of drying and curing profiles for these inks is available to enable exploit of many low-cost substrates, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET), paper and even polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Additionally surface finishes have been optimized to enhance electron flow in certain applications. These materials reportedly deliver a step change in performance, with electrical conductivity that is an order of magnitude greater than other products, and the ability to maintain low resistivity.
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