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What Is the “Stabilizer” of Electronic Devices?

Modern electronic devices are becoming increasingly compact while delivering ever more powerful performance. Smartphones can run intensive games for hours without lag, and cables in nuclear power plants can operate stably for years under high temperatures. All of this depends on an essential “stabilizer” — silicone materials. With their unique properties, silicones have become indispensable core materials in the electronics and electrical industries.

As electronic devices move toward miniaturization and higher power density, materials face far more demanding requirements: they must offer excellent insulation to prevent short circuits, strong thermal conductivity to disperse heat from components, and outstanding aging resistance to extend device lifespan. Silicone happens to meet all these needs perfectly. Combining the heat resistance of inorganic materials with the flexibility of organic materials, silicone is a natural “multi-talent” in electronic applications.

In the chip manufacturing process, silicone plays a critical role. Chips are extremely small yet contain billions of transistors, generating large amounts of heat while being highly vulnerable to moisture and dust. Silicone encapsulants act like a protective shield, tightly surrounding the chip to block external interference while conducting heat away through their own thermal conductivity, ensuring stable operation even under heavy workloads.

The wire and cable industry is another important application area for silicone. Cables inside high-speed trains must withstand constant vibration and temperature changes, and cables in nuclear power plants must resist high heat and chemical corrosion — conditions that ordinary insulation materials simply cannot handle. Silicone insulation layers maintain stable dielectric performance across a wide temperature range from -60°C to 200°C, while also resisting aging and corrosion, making them the preferred choice for cables in extreme environments.

Silicone is also ubiquitous in consumer electronics. In the cooling modules of smartphones and computers, thermal grease acts as a crucial “bridge,” filling microscopic gaps between components and heat sinks to multiply heat dissipation efficiency. Waterproof pads in keyboards and sealing components in earphones made from silicone significantly improve device waterproofing and dust resistance. It is precisely these inconspicuous silicone components that collectively maintain the stable operation of modern electronic devices.

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