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Henkel Adhesive Technologies

Tackling challenges no one else can solve, together

NVIDIA's groundbreaking work in scaling data centers and pioneering AI is transforming the world, and Henkel is poised to support this innovation by addressing thermal challenges and leveraging our strong OSAT connections to help you stay ahead in the accelerated computing and AI markets.
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Collaboration for next-gen technology

Innovation

Henkel’s advanced adhesives enable NVIDIA to rapidly develop and integrate cutting-edge GPUs and data center components, maintaining a lead in performance and innovation.

Customization

Leveraging Henkel's adhesive expertise, NVIDIA accelerates development with customized solutions, speeding up the launch of cutting-edge technologies and gaining a competitive edge.

Sustainability

Henkel’s sustainable adhesives and innovative materials help NVIDIA reduce energy use and carbon footprint, enhancing overall efficiency and sustainability.

Enhance network performance and durability

Unlock the potential of your networking line card heat sinks with microTIM, the cutting-edge micro thermal interface coating. Engineered for durability and high thermal conductivity, microTIM is a thin film coating meticulously applied to line card heat sinks that interface with POMs. By seamlessly integrating with heat-generating devices, microTIMs optimize heat dissipation and elevate system efficiency.

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Dive deeper into our partnership potential

Expanding the collaborative partnership between NVIDIA’s component design teams and Henkel’s application engineers is a formula for unlimited opportunity. In fact, the prospects are too big for us to cover in much detail on this site, so we created a white paper that examines the capacity that our combined knowledge and resources have for delivering next-generation ideas and solutions.

Applications

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Micro thermal interface coatings

microTIMs are ultra-thin durable thermal interface material coatings which are applied to networking line card riding heat sinks. microTIMs enhance the thermal performance between riding heatsinks and POMs and withstand up to 500 insertion and pulls.

Phase change materials

High performance CPUs, GPUs, ASIC and FPGA devices must effectively dissipate heat for proper function. Bergquist® phase change materials are the optimal solution, providing low thermal impedance and high pump out resistance.

Thermal gel

We have both 1-part thermal gels and 2-part thermal gap fillers available. Dispensable for high-volume manufacturing, thermal gels are available in thermal conductivities up to 10.0 W/m-K. While our thermal gap fillers have a thermal conductivity of up to 4.5 W/m-K. 

Thermally conductive adhesives

Bergquist® and LOCTITE® thermally conductive adhesives are designed to provide excellent heat dissipation for thermally sensitive components. They are available in self-shimming and non-self-shimming options to satisfy application-specific requirements and ease of use.

Thermal GAP PAD® materials

Ultra low modulus Bergquist® GAP PAD® materials provide excellent conformability, low-stress and high thermal performance conductivity up to 12W/mK across a wide range of data center infrastructure products.

Underfill

Underfills offer improved mechanical integrity and reliability for fine-pitch array components and certain IC components. Available in reworkable and non-reworkable formulations, underfills effectively protect component interconnects with low bump heights.

Routers/switches

The use of advanced materials in server motherboards and line cards for routers and switches provides a huge upside in scale, performance, and cost reduction. One small uptick in performance, repeated thousands of times, has a huge impact on router and switch performance.

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Underfill

Underfills offer improved mechanical integrity and reliability for fine-pitch array components and certain IC components. Available in reworkable and non-reworkable formulations, underfills effectively protect component interconnects with low bump heights.

Thermal GAP PAD® materials

Ultra low modulus Bergquist® GAP PAD® materials provide excellent conformability, low-stress and high thermal performance conductivity up to 12W/mK across a wide range of data center infrastructure products.

Optical sub-assembly (OSA)

A precise active optical alignment process enables accurate, cost-effective production of optical subassemblies such as TOSA, ROSA, BOSA. Henkel's dual-cure UV adhesives are designed to precisely align optical components and secure their long-term performance through stability-enhancing attributes such as low shrinkage, low CTE, good light transmittance, low moisture absorption and high reliability.

Thermal gel

We have both 1-part thermal gels and 2-part thermal gap fillers available. Dispensable for high-volume manufacturing, thermal gels are available in thermal conductivities up to 10.0 W/m-K. While our thermal gap fillers have a thermal conductivity of up to 4.5 W/m-K. 

Die attach materials

LOCTITE® ABLESTIK® one-component, low-bleed, low-outgassing, high-performance, high-reliability conductive die attach adhesives and semi-sintering materials are ideal for laser diode bonding.

EMI shielding

Electrically and thermally conductive flexible silicones are ideal for bonding and gasketing of EMI/RF-shielded enclosures.

Gasketing

LOCTITE one-component silicone gasketing and sealing products allow for load bearing and shock absorption at the bond location. The materials are designed for potting, wire tacking, selective sealing, vibration dampening and repair/rework in optoelectronics applications.

Optical transceiver

Whether it’s a few servers in a closet or 10,000 in a data center, a small reduction in heat or uptick in component performance can have a huge, aggregate impact on infrastructure performance. Advanced materials can be used throughout a circuit board to help optimize their performance and the network that uses them.

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Thermal GAP PAD® materials

Ultra low modulus Bergquist® GAP PAD® materials provide excellent conformability, low-stress and high thermal performance conductivity up to 12W/mK across a wide range of data center infrastructure products.

Thermally conductive adhesives

Bergquist® and LOCTITE® thermally conductive adhesives are designed to provide excellent heat dissipation for thermally sensitive components. They are available in self-shimming and non-self-shimming options to satisfy application-specific requirements and ease of use.

Thermal gel

We have both 1-part thermal gels and 2-part thermal gap fillers available. Dispensable for high-volume manufacturing, thermal gels are available in thermal conductivities up to 10.0 W/m-K. While our thermal gap fillers have a thermal conductivity of up to 4.5 W/m-K. 

Phase change materials

High performance CPUs, GPUs, ASIC and FPGA devices must effectively dissipate heat for proper function. Bergquist® phase change materials are the optimal solution, providing low thermal impedance and high pump out resistance.

Servers

Whether it’s a few servers in a closet or 10,000 in a data center, a small reduction in heat or uptick in component performance can have a huge, aggregate impact on infrastructure performance. Advanced materials can be used throughout a circuit board to help optimize their performance and the network that uses them.

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Wafer level encapsulation

Wafer-level packaging applications have seen explosive growth as they continue to be key enablers of innovation in mobility products, consumer electronics, data processing, and IoT applications, among others. 

EMI shielding

The convergence of advanced RF communication capabilities, miniaturization, and package-level integration underscore the requirement for novel approaches to EMI shielding. 

Underfills

Higher I/O counts, package integration, and tighter bump pitches are dictating the use of flip-chip technology to enable advanced package designs. 

Lid and stiffener attach

Advanced flip-chip technology and heterogeneous integration are key enablers of high-performance computing, driving new levels of processing power for desktops, data center servers, autonomous driving systems, and more. 

Advanced semiconductor packaging

Advanced packaging techniques meet intensifying demands for applications like flip chip, wafer-level packaging, and memory 3D TSVs. With miniaturized form factor and processing power, advanced packaging enables system level integration, higher functionality, and faster performance.

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Resources

  • Advanced Packaging

    Ensuring large die durability in AI and HPC advanced packages

    Protection is performance-critical, processability is production-vital. Discover how Henkel material ensures large, complex die durability in advanced packaging for AI and HPC applications.
  • Assembly process of constructing a semiconductor chip on a circuit board.

    The unseen marvels of semiconductors

    Discover how hidden but vital material innovations are making the micro-sized “brains” of modern electronics smarter, better, and more reliable. Dive in and explore the innovations shaping the future!
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    The heat is on

    Discover how small heat reductions at the component level can significantly enhance NVIDIA's cooling, performance, and durability.
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    Look small to go big

    Explore how small improvements in performance, CapEx, and OpEx can lead to significant gains, illustrated by the innovative NVIDIA and Henkel collaboration.
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    The 2024 data center pulse report

    The influence of innovation and technology on the need to transition from 800G to 1.6T.

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There is no limit to what NVIDIA and Henkel can achieve together. Reach out and let's start a conversation!

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