In the royal family of thermal IC package modelling types, a detailed model is King. All critical 3D geometry is modelled explicitly, no abstraction into a thermal resistor equivalent model, no hiding all the proprietary design information inside either. Pros and cons of detailed models I covered a few years ago in this blog. Packaged ICs are complex, constructed of many parts, … [Read more...]
IBM Awarded Contract in First Phase of DARPA ICECool Program
Researchers at IBM Corp. in New York are reportedly examining potential ways to directly integrate liquid cooling into microchip designs and packaging to help “close the gap” between the chip and chip-cooling technologies in high performance military electronic systems. The IBM project is part of DARPA’s Intrachip/Interchip Enhanced Cooling (ICECool) program, which seeks to … [Read more...]
Report Examines Trends in the Global TIM Materials Market
BCC Research has released a new market research report, titled “Thermal Interface Materials: Technologies, Applications and Global Markets.” According to the market research company, the primary goal of the new report is to provide “an up-to-date analysis of recent developments and current trends in the global TIM materials market.” The report also examines current products in … [Read more...]
Suggestion we are Using as Much Total Energy as we Could Harvest from all Solar Sources Combined – Pessimistic?
Editor’s note: This question was asked in response to Electronics Cooling’s recent webinar by Roger Stout. To view the webinar, click here. Question: You suggested that we are already using as much total energy as we could harvest from all solar sources combined. Aren't you being a tad pessimistic? Answer: Yes and no. I listed my assumptions: using only 1% of Earth's land … [Read more...]
Sun Delivers as Much Energy in an Hour as Humankind in a Year – Power Consumption. Confusion of Energy and Power?
Editor’s note: This question was asked in response to Electronics Cooling’s recent webinar by Roger Stout. To view the webinar, click here. Question: You referred to the sun delivering as much energy in an hour as humankind uses in a year, but then you started talking about power consumption. Aren't you confusing energy and power? Answer: Good catch! Indeed, I reported both … [Read more...]
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