Material matters.

Carbon nanotubes are among the most thermally conductive structures known. We align billions of these nanotubes to form a highway for heat to move from the hot to the cold side. The result is unlike any solid, liquid or phase change material available.

HOW CARBICE WORKS

Combining the benefits of solid and liquid TIMs.

Like solid TIMs, Carbice® Pad is easy to assemble, cut to size, and can be tacked as needed. When placed between heat sink and source, its flexible Carbice Nanotubes fill voids in the surface like a liquid, but without the danger of drying out or cracking.

Carbice Nanotubes - Patented aligned carbon nanotube array

  • Lets heat travel from source to sink efficiently
  • Densely packed for structural integrity
  • Not compromised when cut-to-size

Aluminum backbone

  • Strong covalent bonds anchor Carbice Nanotubes in place
  • Provides lateral thermal conductivity for optimal heat spreading
  • Ensures consistent bond-line

Proprietary conformal polymer coating

  • No thermal penalty and excellent contact
  • Works with pad or tape, adhesive or non-stick, conductive or non-conductive

Compression-proof thermal performance

  • Carbice Nanotubes maintain their W/mK under all loads
  • Performance can even get better over time

Flexible Carbice Nanotubes

  • Move like hair on a paintbrush to find every contact surface void
  • Viscoelastic properties of a liquid without the handling nightmare of a liquid
  • Works with any fastening techniques: clamps, screws, plates, adhesives

Rebounds like a spring

  • Carbice Nanotubes retain their original shape when compression decreases
  • Shock absorption protects parts operating in harsh environments
  • Eliminates stress concentrations on bare die

No pump-out, cracking, or breakage

  • Covalent bonds anchoring Carbice Nanotubes are not compromised by compression, time or cycling
  • Performance improves as Carbice Nanotubes settle into microscopic voids

WHAT ENGINEERS GET FROM CARBICE MATERIAL:

High thermal conductivity

Carbice Pad has best-in-class thermal conductivity: 12 W/mK through-plane and 200 W/mK to 1,300 W/mK in-plane.

Reliability

Carbice Pad is TRL9 qualified and already orbiting Earth. It doesn’t crack, pump out, dry out, or cause stress concentrations. Maintains and can even increase performance over time and cycling.

Customizable

Carbice Pad can be fully tailored to your needs, pre-cut to your specs, and rework is clean and simple.

Low thermal resistance

Carbice Pad matches and can even outperform a liquid TIM: 0.05 to 0.25 cm2K/W.

Easy to work with

Carbice Pad is a high-tensile, tear-proof sheet that is easily applied by hand or incorporated on manufacturing lines.

Lower total cost of ownership

Incorporate Carbice early in your design process to take advantage of smaller, less expensive heat sink solutions and allow for faster, leaner manufacturing and reduce rework time and cost.

Achieving top performance no matter the assembly. See how it comes together Learn about our predictable interface solutions. See Carbice Solutions