Automotive Electronics
Materion Technical Materials provides high reliability materials for the global automotive electronics market. Specializing in high performance connector and leadframe systems, our products can be found in virtually all OEM vehicles. Utilizing clad, electroplate, and solder coating technologies, Technical Materials provides robust solutions for applications that endure high temperature or high vibration. These materials enable safety and engine control systems where reliability and robust manufacturing are essential. Browse the following Materion Technical Materials' case studies where our innovative automotive electronics materials have offered solutions to difficult design challenges.
> Wirebondable Materials - Aluminum Inlay
> Wirebondable Materials - Gold Plating
> Wirebondable Materials - Nickel Phos Plating
> Thermal Management - Copper Clad Aluminum
> Thermal Management - Stainless Copper Systems
> Resistors - High Power Shunts
> Resistors - Low Power Electronics
> Battery - Bus Bars
> Battery - Cell Materials
> Switches and Contacts - Electron Beam Welded Relays
> Switches and Contacts - Milliamps
> Switches and Contacts - High Power
> Switches and Contacts - Gold Contacts on Stainless
> Connectors - High-Performance Inlays
> Connectors - Gold Plating
> Connectors - Tin Plating
> Connectors - Aluminum Copper
> Glass Connections -Glass Compliant Solders
Advances in modern automotive electronics have made today’s cars and trucks safer and more reliable than ever before. At Materion Corporation, we provide high performance materials essential to the automotive electronics industry, making driving more comfortable, convenient, dependable and safer.
Extended Life and Superior Reliability
Materion Brush Performance Alloys provides enhanced performance and superior reliability in a wide range of today's automotive electronic applications. As vehicle electrical content increases with hybrid propulsion technology, power requirements can easily exceed 600 volts and up to 200 amps. Performance demands on electric vehicle connector terminals require integration of new designs with the properties of high performance copper alloys. Similarly, lower voltage applications also require improved performance to meet rising consumer expectations and competitive pressures. Likewise, Brush Performance Alloys provides extended life for switches, higher power output for micromotors, higher temperature capability for relays, less power loss in electrical connectors, and improved signal integrity in on-board vehicle control, communication,safety and entertainment systems.
Power Modules and Electric Power Steering
At Materion Corporation, we provide the interconnect materials that are designed into power modules for electric power steering (EPS) systems. Significantly advanced from traditional power steering systems that rely on motors, belts and hydraulics, EPS systems only consume fuel with steering activation, reducing horsepower needs and lowering associated environmental emissions.
Our reliable aluminum clad copper inlay material is used in the wire bondable leadframe for the EPS power module, and interconnects between the device and the system. This enables significant efficiencies to be realized, despite the harsh temperature and constant vibration forces encountered under the hood.
IGNITION SYSTEMS AND SENSORS
Materion Ceramics' beryllium oxide materials are a critical component in automotive electronics which enable equipment to perform safely, reliably and efficiently. Beryllium oxide was the enabling material in the first electronic ignition which was directly responsible for improving gas mileage and performance and reduction in pollution from automotive emissions.
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