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High Thermal Stability and Low Dielectric Constant of BCB Modified Silicone Resins
Hubo Wei1,2, Xian Li1,2, Xu Ye1,2,3
1School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
Abstract:
Based on the excellent physical properties and flexible molecular modifiability, modified silicone resins have received favorable attention in the field of microelectronics, and recently a number of modified silicone resins have appeared while few breakthroughs have been made in low dielectric constant (low-k) materials field due to the limitations of structure or the curing process. In this work, functional silicone resin with different BCB contents was prepared with two monomers. The resins showed low dielectric constant (k = 2.77 at 10 MHz) and thermal stability (T5% = 495.0 °C) after curing. Significant performance changes were observed with the increase in BCB structural units, and the functional silicone obtained does not require melting and dissolution during processing because of good fluidity at room temperature. Moreover, the mechanical properties of silicone resins can be also controlled by adjusting the BCB content. The obtained silicone resins could be potentially used in the field of electronic packaging materials.
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