Project Solaris: ZKW Develop High-Performance Material

ZKW, alongside the Vienna University of Technology and the Materials Center Leoben, are researching self-healing solders with a high load-bearing capacity for potential application in connecting high-power LEDs and other power semiconductors in the automotive industry.ZKW CEO Oliver Schubert says “Our goal with this high-performance connection technology is to optimise the failsafe reliability of our…

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