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Printed Circuit Board contacts, one of the desired applications for nanomaterials in electronics

Nanotechnology covers many different technical disciplines, from chemistry to biology to physics, and involves the overlap of these disciplines with each other.  Because of the wide range of applications, characteristics, and effects, there are many different ways to describe nanotechnology.  Probably the most universal way is to simply describe the field based on its prefix "nano", or one-billionth of a unit of measure.  In general, this translates practically to particles that are 100 nm or less in size in at least one dimension.

For Cima NanoTech, the definition of "nano" is approached in a different manner.  Instead of looking at it purely from the point of view of size, nanotechnology is looked at from the point of view of the properties of the nanomaterial.  For example, some properties (chemical composition) do not change with size.  Other properties change linearly, and others change non-linearly.  It is these non-linear properties that create value in the marketplace and which are leveraged in Cima NanoTech's technology.

Graph showing the change in different properties of nanomaterials with particle size.  The blue line represents properties that change linearly with size and the green line represents properties that do not change with size.  The red, or non-linear line, is an example of properties which Cima Nanotech makes use of in its product offerings.

Nanomaterials, as a subset of nanotechnology, can describe many different materials including oxides, pigments, carbon nanotubes, and pure metals. These nanomaterials can differ greatly in method of manufacture, properties, and uses in industry.

In electronics, nanomaterials make possible the development of conductive, resistive, dielectric, and semiconductive materials that result in improved properties of electronic components.  Particularly with printed circuit boards and electronic displays, nanomaterials are having more and more of an impact because of the technical advantages they can enable.  From manufacturing to functionalization to implementation, electronics manufacturers are improving performance, increasing value, and better serving their end customers through the use of nanomaterials in a variety of applications.