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September 11, 2012

Realizing the thinnest thickness of 10 μm in the industry (※1) and the highest thermal conductivity of 1950 W/mK in the industry (※1) Announcing the release of “the PGS Graphite Sheet (thickness:10 µm)” Suitable for diffusing the heat generated by such high performance mobile-peripherals as smart phones

• (※1) Our investigation of the thermal-conduction sheet as of September 10, 2012

September 10, 2012, Osaka, Japan－Industrial Devices Company, Panasonic Corporation has succeeded in commercializing the thermal conduction sheet , “ the PGS Graphite Sheet ( thickness: 10 μm) ”, suitable for diffusing the heat generated by such high performance mobile-peripherals as smart phones. Newly developed thermal-conduction sheets feature the thinnest thickness of 10 μm in the industry (※1) and the highest thermal conductivity of 1950 W/mK in the industry (※1).

Product name	PGS Graphite Sheet ( thickness: 10 μm )
Model number	10 μm series
Production start	September 2012
Sample price	1,000 yen（90×115 mm）
Production capacity	500,000 m 2 /month

Such high performance mobile-peripherals as smart phones have become smaller, in size, thinner in thickness as well as lighter in weight, and as the battery has become larger in capacity, how to diffuse the heat generated by semiconductors or batteries has been essential. Heat-diffusion components to be mounted have been required to be smaller, thinner, as well as lighter in weight. Industrial Devices Company, Panasonic Corporation has been producing “the PGS Graphite Sheet”, featuring thin in thickness, light in weight as well as excellent in the thermal conductivity, and received high appreciation from the market. To meet the market demand, we have commercialized “the PGS Graphite Sheet (thickness: 10 μm)”, featuring the thinnest thickness of 10μm in the industry (※1) and the highest thermal conductivity of 1950 W/mK in the industry (※1), and will commence mass-production. Also we would like to expand our product range.

Features

1. Thinnest thickness in the industry (10 μm) (※1), contributing to downsizing, thinning as well as lightening a variety of units

Thickness: 10 μm
Specific gravity: 2.15 g/cm³

2. Highest thermal conductivity (1950 W/mK ) in the industry (※1), contributing to diffusing the heat of a variety of units

Thermal conductivity: 1950 W/mK (10 μm)
( Approx. 10 times compared with aluminum, Approx. 5 times compared with copper)

3. Wide variation of products, able to satisfy our customers’ requests

Newly additional products ( with 10, 40, 50μm ) , our current products ( with 17, 25, 70, 100 μm )

【Applications】

Smart phones, Tablet PCs