Developing innovative materials to manage critical thermal issues
What we do
High-Strength AlN Composite Ceramics Materials
We are developing Aluminum Nitride Composite added with Thermalnite. U-MAP`s ceramic composites have high mechanical and also the high thermal conductivity.We are developing this product focusing to expand into the field of power modules for EVs and trains, as well as the field of optical communications.
High thermal conductivity composite resin material
We are developing high thermal conductivity resin/rubber composites containing Thermalnite. Conventional high thermal conductivity materials are filled with 60% to 90% filler material in resin/rubber, but Thermalnite can achieve the same or higher thermal conductivity with only 10% to 20% filler. Due to the small amount of filler material added, the resin properties (flexibility, adhesiveness, lightness, etc.) can be maintained and a wide range of molding methods can be used.
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U-MAP's World-class technological capabilities
This technology dramatically solves a variety of problems that could not be solved with conventional technologies. U-MAP’s innovative materials can be used in a variety of application, including automobiles, energy storage telecommunications, and aerospace.
Technology
™Thermalnite
The technology behind Thermalnite (fibrous aluminum nitride single crystal) is unique in the world.
It is an additive material with high thermal conductivity, improved physical and electrical insulation properties.
Innovative Materials Development through Process Informatics
In the field of materials, various parameters such as synthesis temperature, raw material ratio, and processing conditions mutually affect each other's properties, and a huge amount of time is required to search for the optimal process. We, in collaboration with Nagoya University, are working on data-driven materials development using machine learning. By utilizing an algorithm called Bayesian optimization and other methods, we have succeeded in deriving optimal conditions in the Thermalnite synthesis process with a small number of experiments.
U-MAP is a high-tech materials venture born from collaboration with a world-class university laboratory.
In addition to creating valuable new materials for use in consumer and industrial products, U-MAP is demonstrating a new model of entrepreneurship and the conversion of ideas into economic productivity. Close collaboration with the scientists and researchers at the Ujihara Lab at Nagoya University and the integration of best practices from Silicon Valley will create a template for growth that other Japanese universities may emulate. Adopting a global mindset from the outset, U-MAP is able to think broadly in its ambitions, focus its early efforts on building the proper foundations, and demonstrate that new ventures can emerge quickly and completely from the university setting. Sharing the learned experiences with other aspiring technologists and management professionals, U-MAP will create value well beyond its own activities.
The future of university-based entrepreneurship and economic development demands such forward thinking. U-MAP and Nagoya University are at the cutting edge of these essential practices.
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