Thermal analysis and characterization of electronic systems requires a knowledge of fluid velocity. In pursuit of this information, we often resort to measurement or calculation. The issue of measurement becomes a challenge since we are dealing with rather complex flows that tend to be highly nonisothermal. Therefore, it is our intention in this article to highlight the need … [Read more...]
Measuring chip temperatures with thermochromic liquid crystals
Introduction Measurement of the temperature distribution of an operating electroniccomponent, including its junction and case temperatures, is necessary tocompletely characterize the thermal and electrical performance of today's highpower density electronic components. As part of the characterization process,thermal designers must be able to predict and verify the … [Read more...]