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Selecting the correct ceramic washer thickness involves balancing electrical insulation, thermal management, and mechanical strength considerations to ensure reliable, safe, and efficient device operation.

Ceramic insulation pads are essential components for achieving both thermal efficiency and electrical isolation in high-power electronics. Whether you're upgrading your thermal pad performance or searching for a reliable ceramic washer alternative, Mascera’s products deliver the durability and performance needed for today’s power systems.

Ceramic materials—especially technical ceramics—have become indispensable in modern industry due to their outstanding properties. These materials are widely used across sectors such as electronics, mechanical systems, metallurgy, energy, aerospace, chemicals, and medical equipment, often replacing metals in demanding applications.

Alumina ceramic tubes are widely used in high-temperature industrial applications due to their high-temperature stability, excellent thermal shock resistance, and outstanding durability. One of the most common applications is ceramic tubes used in high-temperature furnaces for heat treatment, sintering, and thermocouple protection.

This article explores the differences between alumina ceramic vacuum chucks and electrostatic chucks, their respective working principles, and their applications in semiconductor fabrication and precision industries.

The high-performance characteristics of advanced ceramics make them essential for upgrading home robots. From ceramic bearings enhancing motion components to ceramic blades optimizing cleaning efficiency, and aluminum nitride ceramic substrates protecting electronic components.

At the start of 2025, KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH announced the establishment of a new facility in Erfurt, Germany, enhancing its existing multi-wire saw technology capabilities and production infrastructure.

On December 23, media outlets such as The Economic Times reported that Silectric Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Zoho Corporation, will establish Karnataka's first semiconductor manufacturing plant in India, dedicated to integrated production of silicon carbide.

Recently, Kyocera announced the development of a new silicon nitride ceramic material for functional testing of next-generation microchips. This new material boasts enhanced thermal expansion properties and flexural strength, enabling the production of thin silicon nitride plates with extremely narrow spacing between contact probes, which is critical for testing next-generation microchips.

Recently, KYOCERA held a groundbreaking ceremony for its fine ceramics factory for medical implants, located in Waiblingen, near Stuttgart, Germany. This facility will specialize in manufacturing high-quality ceramic heads used in hip prostheses and other implant applications. The project is expected to be completed by September next year.

Recently, Alpha HPA, an Australian company, has commenced construction on the second phase of the world’s largest single-location ultra-high-purity alumina refinery.

According to data from QY Research, the global market size for silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics used in semiconductors was $1.111 billion in 2023. Driven by the rigid demand from downstream industries, it is projected that the silicon carbide ceramics market will grow to $1.578 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.09% from 2024 to 2030.