Thermally conductive electrically insulating compositions and structures and devices comprising such materials. In various embodiments, such materials comprise liquid crystal polymer and fillers, wherein the fillers comprise boron nitride and glass fiber. In various embodiments, the liquid crystal polymer is selected from the group consisting of semi-aromatic copolyesters, copolyamides, polyester-co-amides, and mixtures thereof.

An insulated wire including: a conductor; and an insulating film provided on an outer periphery of the conductor, wherein the insulating film satisfies the following relation between a relative permittivity (ε) of the insulating film at 0.2 atm and a relative permittivity (ε.sub.0) of an outermost layer of the insulating film at 0.2 atm.

ε≤3.0 and ε.sub.0/ε≥1.2.

The method of manufacturing the insulation member includes manufacturing a 3D printing material using a mixed material in which one or more materials selected from among polycarbonate (PC), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), polyamide (PA), polyoxymethylene (POM), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), one or more fillers selected from among TiO2, SiO2, and AlO3, and a curing agent are mixed, and which contains different amounts of the fillers at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction, and sequentially stacking the manufactured 3D printing material using a 3D printer to thus manufacture a target insulation member so that the mixed material containing different amounts of the fillers at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of the insulation member is sequentially stacked.

Magnet wire with corona resistant enamel insulation may include a conductor, and at least one layer of polymeric enamel insulation may be formed around the conductor. The polymeric enamel insulation may include a filler dispersed in a base polyimide material. Additionally, the polymeric enamel insulation may have a thermal index of at least 260° C.

A conductor arrangement for an electrical connection includes a flexible multi-core internal conductor, an electromagnetic shield surrounding the flexible multi-core internal conductor, a thermoplastic hard plastic sheath surrounding a first portion of the flexible multi-core internal conductor, and a flexible corrugated tube surrounding a second portion the flexible multi-core internal conductor. A first portion of the thermoplastic hard plastic sheath includes an elongated flattened shape. A second portion of the thermoplastic hard plastic sheath includes an essentially round shape. The second portion of the thermoplastic hard plastic sheath is adjacent the first portion of the thermoplastic hard plastic sheath.

An insulated wire includes: a copper alloy conductor; and at least one resin layer directly or indirectly coated on an outer peripheral face of the copper alloy conductor, in which the copper alloy conductor has a composition where a total content of metal components selected from Al, Be, Cd, Mg, Pb, Ni, P, Sn, and Cr is from 0.1 to 2.0 ppm and content of copper is 99.96 mass % or higher, and has a specific texture where an average orientation density in an area where φ2=0 degrees, φ1=0 degrees, and Φ=from 0 degrees to 90 degrees is from 3.0 to less than 35.0, and a maximum orientation density in an area where φ2=35 degrees, φ1=from 45 degrees to 55 degrees, and Φ=from 65 degrees to 80 degrees is from 1.0 to less than 30.0.

A transformer assembly and a method of producing the same are provided. The transformer assembly includes a housing, transformer oil, and a plurality of coils of electrically conductive wire. The transformer oil is disposed within the housing. The coils of electrically conductive wire are disposed in the housing and in contact with the transformer oil. A cross-linked aliphatic polyamide insulation material configured to electrically insulate the electrically conductive wire. The insulation material includes stabilizing compounds that provide thermal and chemical stability for the insulation material.

The present disclosure relates to connectors for high density neural interfaces and methods of microfabricating the connectors. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a connector having a core and a supporting structure wrapped around at least a portion of the core. The supporting structure may have a first layer of a high temperature liquid crystal polymer, and the second layer of a low temperature liquid crystal polymer that is reflowed to attach the supporting structure to the core. Conductive traces are buried between the first layer and the second layer, and the conductive traces terminate at conductive contacts formed on a surface of the first layer. The connector may have a predetermined shape or profile, which facilitates alignment and insertion of the connector into a header of a neurostimulator.

A flame resistant polymer composition comprising a mineral blend melt-mixed into a polymer matrix is described. The mineral blend comprises an alkaline earth carbonate, kaolin, and magnesium hydroxide. The polymer matrix may comprise ethylene-vinyl acetate and polyethylene, and dicumyl peroxide may also be added. The flame resistant polymer composition shows a UL94 flammability rating of V-0 or V-1, without containing halogens or aluminum hydroxide. The flame resistant polymer composition may be suitable as a wire coating, or for passive fire resistance in vehicles and buildings.

Magnet wire with corona resistant enamel insulation may include a conductor and a multi-layer insulation system formed around the conductor. The insulation system may include a basecoat formed from a first polymeric enamel insulation. A midcoat formed from a second polymeric enamel insulation may be formed around the basecoat, and the second polymeric enamel insulation may include a filler dispersed in a base polyimide material. The filler may include between 20 percent and 80 percent by weight of silica dioxide and between 20 and 80 percent by weight of titanium dioxide. Additionally, the insulation system may include a topcoat formed from third polymeric enamel insulation formed around the midcoat.