Successful development of the finest and most advanced glass fiber in China

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2012-02-23 00:00

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Electronic glass fiber is extracted from silicon dioxide contained in gravel.As the core raw material of electronic products,it is made into various basic components and widely used in mobile phones,computers,televisions,and even precision instruments in the field of aerospace.

A piece of glass fiber,which is only 1/10 thin of hair,weighs only 4.6 grams in 1000 meters.It can be woven into soft electronic cloth,which is widely used in the production of notebook computers,high-end mobile phones and other electronic products.According to the website of Chongqing Municipal Government,the Municipal Science and Technology Commission announced yesterday that the finest and most advanced glass fiber in China has been successfully developed by scientists in the city,which will break the technological monopoly of the United States and Japan in related fields,and is expected to reduce the manufacturing cost of notebook computers by about 20%.

"The thinner the glass fiber,the more sophisticated the field of application."Relevant professionals vividly say that electronic glass fibers are getting thinner and thinner,and the circuit boards made of them will become thinner and softer.If these circuit boards are put into mobile phones and computers,they will not only be more powerful,but also more compact,and can even be folded at will like handkerchiefs.

According to reports,the current domestic production technology of 9 micron glass fiber can only meet the production needs of ordinary TV sets and mobile phones with relatively low performance requirements.However,the international advanced glass fiber production technology of 5 microns and below has been in the hands of Americans and Japanese."This means that domestic electronic products can only rely on imports if they want to go to the high end,which will cost several times more than the expected cost."He confessed that they would even block our"neck"and refuse to provide us with raw materials.

Since the National Science and Technology Support Program"Development and Industrialization of Key Technologies of Ultra-fine Electronic Grade Glass Fiber"was established in Chongqing in 2007,China's glass fiber market has begun to change quietly.

"Now our glass fiber can achieve 4.1 microns."The person in charge of the project said that the monopoly of the United States and Japan in the field of glass fibers of 5 microns and below was broken.Now,manufacturers of electronic products in Japan,South Korea and other countries have begun to purchase"Chongqing-made"glass fibers in large quantities,and even the hot electronic products such as"iPhone"and"iPod handheld computer"are all users of"Chongqing-made"glass fibers.

"This will also lay a solid foundation for the core competitiveness of our city's electronic information industry."The responsible person of the Municipal Science and Technology Commission said that the settlement of Foxconn,Hewlett-Packard and other top 500 enterprises in the world has formed a strong end-user market for the glass fiber industry in Chongqing.