Sumitomo Bakelite in Singapore, is the world's largest manufacturer of semiconductor encapsulating compounds. Simply put, they produce the epoxy coatings that protect the integrated circuit chips at the heart of modern electronic and digital equipment.

"When you're number one, you need two things from your suppliers," says Sonny Yuen, manager of Sumitomo Bakelite's administration division, "a reliable, quality product that performs well, and service that anticipates and satisfies customer needs." For more than 12 years, Crompton's organosilicone products have been essential components, enhancing adhesion and improving thermal and moisture resistance.

Crompton Corporation's Silquest® A-187 silane is an integral part of Sumitomo Bakelite's Sumikon EME® encapsulating compound, the preferred molding for the semiconductor-packaging industry.

On the service side, the two companies have an ongoing, open partnering in research and technology that has advanced their mutual ability to reformulate compounds to meet specific customer needs.


Learn more at the following web locations:

Sumitomo Bakelite
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