For what applications are the CE alloys currently being used?
Well-developed applications of CE alloys include:
- Hermetic packages
- Microwave and RF housing, carries and heat sinks
- Optical and opto-elecronic housings
- Carrier plates for laminate PCBs
- Guide bars for PCBs
- Carriers for gas sensors
- Heat sinks and heat spreaders
- Semiconductor processing equipment components
- Soldering assembly fixtures (e.g. for BGA soldering of modules)
- Structural parts in pick and place equipment (e.g. wire-bonders)