UV-curable epoxies for dam & fill applications
The “dam & fill” process with two materials is mainly used in cases where a component needs to be protected with an optically-transparent encapsulant or if a conventional glob-top material is too viscous to flow around and underneath fine wires. Optically transparent encapsulants usually have a low viscosity. A dam is therefore applied around the component first to prevent the potting material from flowing all over the substrate.