Magazine Articles

This page provides links to magazine and online articles featuring CVD diamond technology, encompassing mechanical applications such as cutting tools and wear parts, as well as electronic applications including thermal management and micro- and nano-fabrication. Click on title to link to article.


Silicon-on-diamond substrates: a GaN HEMT maker's best friend?

  COMPOUND Semiconductor.net
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Silicon-on-diamond substrates are able to reduce the cost of GaN HEMTs and improve their reliability and output power.    

CVD Diamond Solves Thermal Challenges

  Advanced Packaging, October 2006, pages 38, 39
Thin- or thick-film CVD diamond offers solutions in thermal management of high heat flux semiconductor devices.    

Device makers rush into GaN market

  EETIMES, July 5, 2006
Propelled by a new wave of commercial and military applications, a growing number of device makers are scrambling in what is becoming the next gold rush in the industry: gallium nitride    

New Technologies at SEMICON West 2006

  Semiconductor International, June 15, 2006
Executive Viewpoint    

Diamond deposition promises higher output optical devices

  Optics & Laser Europe, June 2006
A diamond deposition tool will allow optical component manufacturers to take advantage of the material's excellent thermal properties.    

Diamond heat spreaders maximize emitter power and lifetime

  Laser Focus World, May 2006
The heat-spreader assembly can be a major bottleneck for thermal management of junction temperature of optoelectronic and electronic devices.    

MEMS applications using diamond thin films

  Solid State Technology, April 2006
Diamond thin film offers advantages over silicon and other thin-film materials used in micro- and nano-fabrication    

Sparkling Performance

  Cutting Tool Engineering, August 2000
CVD-diamond tools perform at levels that exceed the capabilities
of other diamond tooling
   

Advanced Materials Present Serious Challenge to Cutting Tools

  Modern Applications News, March 2000
Diamond-coated tooling is much more productive than carbide
in processing advanced materials
   

Diamond Tools & Green Ceramics: A Winning Combination

  Ceramic Industry, March 2000
Diamond tools show wear life gain of 25 to 100 times over
uncoated carbide
   

Getting a Better Edge

  Cutting Tool Engineering, March 2000
Edge honing has lagged behind other toolmaking technologies
—but that's changing
   

Machining Graphite Using Diamond-Coated Tools

  Moldmaking Technology, December 1999
Part 3: Machine tool considerations and application results    

Machining Graphite Using Diamond-Coated Tools

  Moldmaking Technology, November 1999
Part 2: Diamond film tool machining guidelines and results    

Machining Graphite Using Diamond-Coated Tools

  Moldmaking Technology, October 1999
Part 1: Reasons and machining considerations for diamond film tools    

Diamond Tools Make Short Work of Machining Tough Materials

  Tooling Online, November 1999
CVD diamond coated inserts and round tools from sp3 Inc. make tough jobs profitable    

Diamond Tools Help in Making Ceramic Parts

Ceramic Industry, June 1999
By reducing shutdowns for tool resharpening or replacement, parts can be made that would be unprofitable with carbide tools    

Diamond-Coated Cutters Extend Tool Life and Achieve Electrode Accuracy

  Moldmaking Technology, November/December 1998
$360 tool investment saved 416 hours of machining time    

Diamond-Coated Round Tools

  Machine Shop Guide, November 1998
Diamond-coated endmills and drills now commercially available    

Diamond Tames Graphite's Bite

  Cutting Tool Engineering, April 1998
Extreme wear resistance and extended tool life help maximize high-speed CNC machining centers    

Coatings Crank Up Tool Performance

  Manufacturing Engineering, January 1998
Today's push for higher production and longer tool life tests the tool-coating creativity of manufacturers and researchers    

CVD Diamond Brings New Benefits to EDM

  EDM Today, November/December 1997
Extended wear life reduces tool changes, saving production time, and makes it easier to obtain required electrode accuracy.    

Discoveries in Tool Coatings

  Machine Shop Guide, July/August 1997
Researchers create and refine new hard and soft coatings that withstand the pressures of machining today.    

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