Thanks to thin film vacuum coatings, we can produce powerful semiconductors for a lower cost.
Semiconductors rely on conductive material to transfer electricity from one part of a computer to another. This process is constantly at work as you type behind your desk or even when you microwave your lunch for the day. Here is how thin film coatings help manufacturers build more powerful computers and electronics.
Thin Film Vacuum Coating
In order to create the parts needed inside of computers, manufacturers must make specific alterations to the materials they work with. This is how semiconductors conduct electricity. The circuit board isn’t built to naturally conduct electricity, so a thin film vacuum coating is used to cover the board in materials that conduct electricity.
This technique can also metalize parts, which helps to drive down the costs of manufacturing. Small parts, like screws, can be built of plastic and then metalized.
Systems and Applications
The most obvious example of a sputter coater at work is the semiconductor, but it’s not the only one. The process is used in the guidance systems that power rockets headed to space. It’s also in the parts that help those rockets fly. Batteries can also use this technology for highly specialized activities. You will also see this technology at play in the medical sector, where it is used to coat devices that will be used in patients.
Final Thoughts
Thin film coatings are crucial to the development of computers, but the process finds applications elsewhere in manufacturing projects.
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