KYOCERA Introduces Environmentally Friendly XKE-G5633 Epoxy Molding Compound for Semiconductor Encapsulation

Innovative EMC stored at room temperature allows manufacturers to reduce costs and simplify processes

VANCOUVER, Wash.--()--Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation, Chemical Sales Division today announced the introduction of its new environmentally friendly XKE-G5633 Epoxy Molding Compound (EMC). This room-temperature EMC offers an extended shelf life of up to three months, thus improving the cost of operation for manufacturers.

Kyocera’s new XKE-G5633 Epoxy Molding Compound is ideal for encapsulating both ball-grid array (BGA) and land-grid array (LGA) semiconductor packages, offering the same high-quality encapsulation and connectivity as similar compounds that must be stored in a frozen state. Kyocera’s product, however, is stored at room temperature and ready for immediate use at all times, providing customers more flexibility in production planning and eliminating the downtime caused by traditional EMC thawing.

Kyocera is actively engaged in the development of environmentally friendly products and strives to reduce the use of environmentally harmful materials and processes in the industries it supports.

With an extended shelf-life of three months at room temperature, Kyocera’s XKE-G5633 will help customers prevent material losses due to the significantly shorter shelf life of typical EMC products. Kyocera’s XKE-G5633 product is now available in both sample and bulk delivery options.

For additional information on these or other Kyocera chemical products, please contact:

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation
Chemical Products Division
5713 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98661
PH: 360-607-7003
email: steven.foster@kyocera.com
website: http://americas.kyocera.com/kicc/chemical

About Kyocera

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation (http://www.kyocera.com/kicc), headquartered in Mountain Home, NC, specializes in applying advanced materials and components to solve the most demanding engineering challenges. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kyocera International, Inc. of San Diego, the North American holding company for Kyocera Corporation.

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) (http://global.kyocera.com/), the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By combining these engineered materials with metals and plastics, and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of printers, copiers, solar power generating systems, telecommunications equipment, electronic components, semiconductor packages, cutting tools and industrial ceramics. During the year ended March 31, 2012, the company’s net sales totaled 1.19 trillion yen (approx. USD14.5 billion). The company is ranked #426 on Forbes magazine’s 2012 “Global 2000” listing of the world’s largest publicly traded companies.

Contacts

LPI Communications for Kyocera
Brad Shewmake, 858-735-8748
brad@lpicommunications.com

Release Summary

Kyocera introduces environmentally friendly epoxy molding compound stored at room temperature for semiconductor encapsulation; reduces cost and simplifies process.

Contacts

LPI Communications for Kyocera
Brad Shewmake, 858-735-8748
brad@lpicommunications.com