Advanced Materials

Li-ion batteries are widely used in various markets, such as in consumer electronics, electric vehicles (EVs) and stationary energy storage. However, as demand for Li-ion batteries continues to increase, the need to manage their sustainability through their entire lifecycle, including at end-of-life (EOL), is also becoming increasingly important.

This profile introduces Mitsui Mining's key products for advanced semiconductor packaging.

Euclid Techlabs is a US company aiming to commercialize technologies developed for the particle accelerator community. This includes modules that enable high frequency pulsed transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and high-quality synthetic diamonds for a range of technical applications including x-ray optics and quantum sensors. IDTechEx caught up with Business Development Director Ilya Ponomarev to find out more.

With the continuous increase in the thermal design power (TDP) of chips, traditional air-cooling methods are struggling to meet the cooling requirements of modern hyperscale data centers. As a result, liquid cooling has emerged as a promising solution due to the high specific heat capacity of liquids.

IDTechEx attended the Hydrogen Technology Expo North America, held in Houston, Texas in June 2023. This article will feature information from some of the key topics and trends covered at the conference, both in terms of presentations and attendance of exhibitors operating in the space. In particular, the focus will be on materials and components for fuel cells and electrolyzers.

Thursday 20 July 2023 - Navigating the Liquid Cooling Dominance in Data Centers - An IDTechEx Roadmap; Air cooling: An overview of the traditional air-cooling approach and its benefits and limitations; Direct-to-chip/Cold Plate Cooling: An exploration of cooling methods that involve direct contact between the cooling medium and the chips or the use of cold plates; Immersion cooling: An examination of cooling techniques that utilize immersion of servers or components in dielectric fluids; Coolant comparison and regulations: A comparison of different coolants used in liquid cooling systems, along with relevant regulations; Single-phase and two-phase cooling: An analysis of single-phase and two-phase cooling methods and their applications in data centers; Thermal interface materials (TIMs): An overview of the importance of thermal interface materials in efficient heat transfer within cooling systems.

There has been multiple announcements, product launches, investments and more announced related to the graphene industry in 2023. This premium article highlights some of those key developments. This includes products launches, new production methods, updated regulations and ongoing research projects.

Thursday 27 July 2023 - Surging Demand for Lithium-Ion Batteries Driving the Carbon Nanotube Market. 10-year market outlook for CNTs; Analysis of CNT usage in the energy storage industry, including technology trends in LiBs and next generation batteries; Overview of other key applications; Discussion of key players and supply chain pain points; Emerging technologies incl. green feedstock

This premium article aims to offer a comprehensive perspective on the choices of dielectric materials for redistribution layers (RDL) and microvia in 2.5D advanced semiconductor packaging, specifically focusing on 2.5D high density fan-out packaging.

Preferred Computational Chemistry (PFCC) is a joint venture between Preferred Networks and ENEOS. Its Matlantis platform uses deep learning to provide universal atomistic simulation at high speed. The Japanese-headquartered operation is expanding into new markets, starting with the USA.

The energy storage market is booming, driven predominantly by the electrification of the transportation sector. With the increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries (LiB), significant attention has been given to the supply chain of materials for LiBs beyond lithium itself. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are gaining traction as a conductive additive at the cathode of LiBs, paving the way for significant expansion in the CNT market.

There has been multiple announcements, product launches, investments, and more announced related to the graphene industry in 2023. This article highlights some of those key developments for subscribers of IDTechEx. This includes funding raised, partnerships, financial results, and new production facilities.

For many decades there has been an extensive amount of materials science R&D focussed on developing next-generation gas separation membranes. However, to date, the market is still dominated by those polymeric materials that initially gained commercial adoption in the late 20th century.

Compact Membrane Systems (CMS) specialize in advanced separation membranes. IDTechEx spoke with Director of Carbon Solutions, Nic Renard.

There are many types of emerging photovoltaics (PV), ranging from already commercialized examples such as CIGS and CdTe to newer technologies such as organic and perovskite PV. This premium article discusses emerging PV applications.

This is a data-centric world. The growing amount of data generated in various industries increasingly drives the demand for high-bandwidth computing. Applications such as machine learning and AI require powerful processing capabilities, leading to the need for dense transistor placement on chips and compact interconnection bump pitches in packaging.

The Innovation and Circularity Summit was hosted June 28-29 in Florida, USA. This premium discusses key takeaways from the event.

X2F is a technology company based in Colorado, US. It has developed an alternative method of processing polymers that enables the use of highly filled polymers that would not be possible with traditional processing methods such as injection molding.

NanoScent is an Israeli start-up that has developed a gas sensing technology for continuous measurement of impurity levels in hydrogen streams. IDTechEx spoke to NanoScent at the World Hydrogen Summit 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This profile focuses on its offering for the hydrogen value chain.