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Fibre2Fashion
15 hours ago
- Automotive
- Fibre2Fashion
LG Chem & Japan's Noritake unveil heat-resistant silver paste
LG Chem announced today that it has co-developed a high- performance silver paste with Japan's Noritake, designed specifically for bonding silicon carbide (SiC) chips to substrates in automotive power semiconductors. LG Chem and Noritake co-developed a high-performance silver paste for bonding SiC chips in automotive power semiconductors. The paste, combining LG's particle tech and Noritake's dispersion expertise, offers superior heat resistance, thermal conductivity, and room-temp stability. The market may grow from KRW 300B in 2025 to KRW 850B by 2030 as EV and autonomous tech demand rises. Noritake is a leading Japanese company with over 120 years of expertise in advanced ceramics, supplying grinding wheels, materials for electronic components, and kilns (thermal processing equipment) for applications in the semiconductor and automotive industries. As the automotive electrification and autonomous driving technologies experience a rising trend, the demand for power semiconductors is growing rapidly. However, traditional soldering methods, which rely on melting metals to join components, have become less effective as the operating temperatures of power devices increase. This has created a growing need for paste that can maintain stability and performance under high thermal conditions. The silver paste co-developed by LG Chem and Noritake is a high-performance paste containing nano-sized silver (Ag) particles, combining LG Chem's particle engineering technology with Noritake's particle dispersion expertise. The two companies achieved superior heat resistance and thermal conductivity in a single formulation. Unlike conventional silver pastes, which require cold storage and have a short storage life that complicates inventory management, the new product offers long-term stability at room temperature. This improvement enhances transportation and storage efficiency, while also extending the usable time within customer processes—ultimately reducing material loss. Building on this successful collaboration, LG Chem and Noritake plan to pursue further joint development of next-generation materials for future automotive applications. The global silver paste market for automotive power semiconductors is expected to grow from KRW 300 billion in 2025 to KRW 850 billion by 2030. 'Leveraging our accumulated technological expertise and advanced materials design capabilities, LG Chem has provided customized solutions across various industries, including automotive electronics,' said Shin Hak-Cheol, CEO of LG Chem. 'Through our partnership with Noritake, we aim to strengthen our differentiated competitiveness in the global automotive materials market.' Note: The headline, insights, and image of this press release may have been refined by the Fibre2Fashion staff; the rest of the content remains unchanged. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (HU)
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
LG Chem introduces precursor-free cathodes at Interbattery 2025
LG Chem Company Ltd, the main chemicals unit of South Korea's LG Group, unveiled its new 'LG Precursor-Free' (LPF) cathode material at the Interbattery 2025 show in Seoul this week. Interbattery is South Korea's largest battery industry exhibition, with over 640 global companies taking part this year. LG Chem expects to be the first South Korean company to mass produce precursor-free cathode materials, as it looks to strengthen its presence in the global battery materials market. Precursor materials are typically mixed hydroxides, such as cobalt hydroxide or lithium hydroxide. The company's main cathode materials plant is located in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. LG Chem said its LPF cathode material is produced by directly calcining custom-designed metals without precursors, which improves power performance at low temperatures and shortens development time. This technology also eliminates the need to expand precursor production capacity, while reducing wastewater and carbon emissions. The company plans to start mass production of LPF cathode materials in the first half of this year, with plans to expand LPF technology applications across new products - providing customers with differentiated, customized solutions in terms of performance, cost and environmental sustainability. At the show LG Chem also introduced its flagship ultra-high nickel (95% nickel) cathode materials and a range of products and technical solutions designed to 'enhance the cost-effectiveness of affordable EVs' under its 'Sustainable Future, Powered by LG Chem' theme. The company also displayed its high-voltage medium-nickel high-density lithium iron phosphates (LFP) and advanced technologies such as single crystal control and advanced manufacturing systems used in its smart factories. LG Chem said it will introduce next-generation materials, including safety solutions like Nexula™ (aerogel thermal barrier), flame barrier foams (FBF) and flame barrier sheets (FBS), which prevent or delay fires and limit thermal propagation in batteries. Additionally, new cables and housings for EV chargers, and next-generation cathode materials for dry electrode and solid-state batteries, were on display at the show. LG Chem's CEO, Shin Hak-Cheol, said in a statement: 'We will actively target the future market with next-generation innovative materials for batteries, such as LPF cathode materials and safety solutions. We will lead the battery materials market with our continuous technological innovations and customer-focused solutions.' "LG Chem introduces precursor-free cathodes at Interbattery 2025" was originally created and published by Just Auto, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Sign in to access your portfolio
