Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Plastics and their Important Properties for Electronic Applications.- 2. Fundamental Properties of Polymers for Electronic Applications.- 3. Silicone Protective Encapsulants and Coatings for Electronic Components and Circuits.- 4. Epoxide Resins and their Formulation.- 5. Plastic Encapsulation of Semiconductors by Transfer Moulding.- 6. Plastic Encapsulated Device Reliability.- 7. Polymers for Semiconductor Processing.- 8. Plastics for Telecommunications.- 9. Plastics for Printed Wiring Substrates.- 10. Other Materials and their Applications in Electronics.- Appendix. Examples of Commercially Available Materials Trade Names and Manufacturers.