CSAC2334 Thermal Interface Material (TiM) reliability tester

Buyer
Semiconductor Catapult
Value
£100,000
Closes
2 December 2026
Where
Newport, Wales
Type
Open tender

In plain English

Semiconductor Catapult, a public body, wants to buy a machine that tests how well thermal interface materials (substances that move heat away from electronic components) keep working over time. The equipment must be able to adjust the bond line (the thickness of the material layer) and the pressure applied for each test. The buyer says this will support its work on data centre applications and AI-related hardware.

What the buyer wants

• Supply a thermal interface material reliability tester that can adjust bond line measurements and the pressure applied for each test • Install the equipment, as the notice refers to installing the tester at the buyer's site • Provide equipment suited to testing the reliability of thermal interface materials for data centre applications

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice calls for a specialised test instrument with adjustable bond line and pressure control, so a small business would most likely be ruled out if it cannot supply that specific piece of technical laboratory equipment.

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