DIC and Unitika Collaborate to Develop a Specialty PPS Film with Low Dielectric Properties Suitable for Use in a Key Material for Millimeter-Wave Printed Circuit Boards and Millimeter-Wave Radar

TOKYO -- DIC Corporation (TOKYO:4631) announced today that it has developed a new specialty polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) film in collaboration with Japanese firm Unitika Ltd. that suppresses transmission loss at high frequencies. This product’s low dielectric properties make it suitable for use in a key for millimeter-wave printed circuit boards compatible with next-generation communications devices and for millimeter-wave radar. This new PPS film has already been evaluated by a number of electronics materials manufacturers and preparations are currently being made to commence commercial production. Read More