
Comus International, Assemtech’s parent company, is now a world-wide supplier of hermetic glass-to-metal seal assemblies for electrical and electronic components and current feed-throughs. With over twenty years experience in glass-to-metal seal technology and recent and ongoing development with suppliers, Comus delivers the highest quality glass-to-metal seals at very competitive prices and with short lead times. Comus is capable of manufacturing transistor packages, quartz crystal packages, housings for photodiodes, hybrid packages, diode housings, battery and power feed-throughs, sensor packages, microwave packages, and many other custom designs. Typical applications include opto-electronics, telecommunications, automotive electronics, sensors, and tilt or tip-over switches. Common to all assemblies are excellent electrical insulation, high hermeticity, pressure resistance, corrosion resistance, high operating temperature, mechanical strength, solderability, easy final assembly (i.e. welding or wire bonding). The advantages of glass-to-metal seals include reliability, durability, and low cost; they remain the preferred choice over other options, such as plastics or ceramics.