October 08, 2024

Dow and Carbice partner to advance thermal interface materials

New collaboration leverages silicone and CNT innovations to enhance performance and reliability in electronics.

Carbice® SW-90 and Carbice® SA-90

MIDLAND, Mich. – October 8, 2024 – Dow, (NYSE: DOW) and Carbice, a pioneer in carbon nanotube (CNT) technology, have announced a strategic, first-of-its-kind partnership to provide a multi-generational thermal interface material (TIM) product offering for high-performing electronics in the mobility, industrial, and consumer industries, as well as semiconductors. The collaboration, revealed this morning at The Battery Show North America, combines Dow's decades-long legacy in silicones with Carbice's patented CNT technology to offer novel thermal management products. This collaboration will meet the rising demand for reliability in the expanding thermal interface market with innovative pad solutions for e-mobility and electronics applications.

“Launching this partnership at the show reinforces Dow’s MobilityScience™ commitment to driving the future of mobility through cutting-edge material science. By leveraging our application know-how, our expertise in material science, and collaborating with industry leaders like Carbice, we are committed to advancing the performance and reliability of EVs,” said Jon Penrice, President of Dow Mobility.

By leveraging our application know-how, our expertise in material science, and collaborating with industry leaders like Carbice, we are committed to advancing the performance and reliability of EVs.

Jon Penrice,
President of Dow Mobility

“Heat poses a significant threat to electronics, which makes selecting the right TIM crucial in the design process,” stated Jeroen Bello, Dow Global Marketing Senior Director, MobilityScience™ – Performance Silicones. “Partnering with Carbice enables us to enhance our service to customers by offering thermal management solutions through the combined use of liquid silicones and solid pads. This is a uniquely advantageous collaboration within the industry. We look forward to jointly setting new performance and reliability benchmarks for electronic applications.”

Cross-section rendering of Carbice aligned CNTs

Silicone and CNTs individually offer thermal management benefits, but together they offer even more. The exceptional wetting capabilities and precise dispensing of Dow silicones combined with the versatility and durability of Carbice CNTs creates an interface contact that lowers all modes of stress transfer for reliable solutions, allowing them to operate in a wide range of environments. By leveraging Carbice’s CNT technical and modeling expertise with Dow’s material science knowledge, customers can utilize thermal management materials tailored to their applications with the thinnest bondlines to reduce interface stress.

Collaboration from the initial design phase will allow customers to tap into comprehensive modeling capabilities efficiently, guaranteeing access to more predictable outcomes. This approach not only will provide for more cost-effective design optimization, but it will also enable more efficient manufacturing processes, especially in targeted applications. Additionally, ongoing joint R&D will support continuous delivery of cutting-edge liquid and solid thermal management technologies.

“Whether it's an EV battery or a GPU in a mobile device, electronics need to withstand a wide range of complex operating environments without overheating,” said Baratunde Cola, CEO and Founder at Carbice. “Our partnership with Dow allows us to combine our high-performance, easy-to-use thermal interface solutions with their silicone technologies to yield durable, tailored and cost-effective solutions that can be relied on regardless of the temperature or moisture levels within their environment. This partnership reflects another stride in our mission to supply critical components to the world’s most important applications at scale, creating a world where solid pads you can trust function as the backbone of every electronics’ cooling system.”

This partnership reflects another stride in our mission to supply critical components to the world’s most important applications at scale.

Dr. Baratunde Cola,
CEO and Founder of Carbice

Dow at The Battery Show North America

Visitors to Booth #3800 will discover Dow MobilityScience™ innovations focused on battery pack assembly, protection, thermal management and end-of-life/circularity. Products on display include two born from the Dow Carbice partnership – Carbice® SW-90 with silicone wax and Carbice® SA-90 with silicone adhesive. Both products are available for sampling and will launch in 2025.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com

About Carbice:

Founded in 2011, Carbice is an Atlanta, Georgia-based company that develops scalable interface solutions to protect the performance of semiconductors and electrical components from heat and stress in any physical environment. From simulation to manufacturing to implementation, Carbice partners with companies in the automotive, consumer electronics, aerospace and defense, data center, networking, and energy systems sectors to enable innovation, drive system cost reduction, and lengthen electronic lifespan. With its class of sustainably manufactured, reliable, easy-to-use, and affordable solutions, Carbice is leveraging aligned carbon nanotube technology to create a future where all electronics are protected from overheating.