Plastics for Electronics

Much of the progress towards ever greater miniaturisation made by the electronics industry, from the early days of valves to the development of the transistor and later the integrated circuit, has only been made possible because of the availability of various polymeric materials. Indeed, many new plastics have been developed specifically for electri­ cal and electronic device applications and as a consequence the plastics and electronics industries have continued to grow side-by-side. Elect...