Plastics for Electronics: Materials, Properties, and Design Applications

The plastic materials used in packaging electronic devices play a key role in the operations of these devices. Electronic engineers using plastic materials often have a limited knowledge of the materials available and their strengths and weaknesses in varying design functions. This book gives electronics engineers that knowledge. It covers all aspects of plastics electronics, their properties, how they are used and trade-offs between the use of different polymers. Technical "biographies" of each type of polymer are provided.