BASF Launches High - Performance PPA New Material to Empower the Innovative Development of Type - C Connectors

With the surging demand for high - speed charging and large - volume data transmission in the fields of 5G communication, smart vehicles, and consumer electronics, the power density of Type - C connectors continues to increase, and their application scenarios are rapidly expanding from consumer electronics to industrial equipment, automotive electronics, and other fields. This puts forward higher requirements for the plastic housing materials of connectors - they need to maintain excellent mechanical strength, dimensional stability, and long - lasting insulation performance in high - temperature and high - humidity environments.

Through innovative molecular structure design, Ultramid® Advanced N2U40G5 has achieved breakthroughs in several key performance dimensions: its temperature resistance is 20% higher than that of traditional materials, and it can still maintain stable dielectric properties in an extreme environment of 85℃/85%RH; after being processed by the SMT reflow soldering process, the color change rate of the material is controlled within 0.5ΔE, which is significantly better than the industry standard; at the same time, it has excellent flow - forming properties and can meet the processing requirements of 0.2mm wall - thickness structures for precision connectors.

"The launch of this material marks a technological breakthrough in our electronic materials field," said the head of BASF's electronic materials in the Asia - Pacific region. "We not only provide standard black solutions but also, relying on our mature color - matching technology system, support customers in developing brand - exclusive color - coded products, helping them achieve differential competition."

It is worth noting that this material has passed the certification of the USB - IF Association and has been successfully applied in the design of Type - C 2.1 connectors of several leading customers. According to third - party test data, the connectors manufactured with N2U40G5 still maintain a retention force of >8N after 2000 insertion and extraction tests, and their durability performance is more than 30% higher than that of similar products in the market.

With the implementation of the EU's unified charging interface regulations, the Type - C interface market will continue to expand. The launch of this innovative material by BASF provides a reliable material solution for connector manufacturers to meet the challenges of technological upgrades, and is expected to promote the industry to develop in a more efficient and reliable direction.