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Mitsubishi Chemical Group and Boston Materials Form Strategic Collaboration to Advance Semiconductor Packaging with Breakthrough Liquid Metal Thermal Materials
Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG), a leading global provider of advanced materials, and Boston Materials, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced energy transfer materials, today announced a strategic collaboration. The partnership, which includes an investment in Boston Materials from MCG's U.S.-based corporate venture capital group, Diamond Edge Ventures, is focused on advancing thermal management solutions for the high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) data center sectors.
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