The JESD51-14 standard was published in November 2010, prepared by the JEDEC JC-15 Committee on Thermal Characterization. It outlines a new process to measure what is the most common IC package thermal metric, Theta_jc. This is the thermal resistance between the die and the package case face. More specifically the face of the package that is to be cooled by an external … [Read more...]
Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 1: Them and Us.
Before you sell it, or commission it, you want to be sure that it works. Monies have been spent on getting things this far, some of it on you via your overhead and your expansive salary (yeh, ok, I hear you). Expectation is that your organisation will make more money back. Last thing you want is to have your product fail, have to be tweaked, fixed, respun, redesigned or canned. … [Read more...]
Editorial: An Exciting Time for Thermal Engineers
I am delighted to have the opportunity to write this editorial and follow in the footsteps of my illustrious colleagues at ElectronicsCooling, both past and present. In keeping with tradition, I would like to share some thoughts that have been on my mind recently. This is an exciting time to be a thermal engineer in the electronics industry. Our industry is experiencing … [Read more...]
Thermal Facts and Fairy Tales: Not Always Efficient
Reducing the power required to cool electronics has significant cost advantages and quantifying the potential improvements of one technology over another is a frequent theme in current electronics cooling literature. Developing life cycle cost models and assessing the current and projected future cost benefits of different thermal management technologies is a worthwhile … [Read more...]
Application of Transient Thermal Methods to Moisture Diffusion Calculations, Part I
Bruce Guenin, Assoc. Editor, Electronics Cooling View Part 2 here. Introduction Many of the components currently used in electronics systems employ organic materials. Under certain circumstances, the diffusion of moisture into electronic components can lead to problems in the electrical performance and overall reliability of these components. Examples are the increase in … [Read more...]
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