Liquid Silicone Rubber, with its low compression set, fast cure cycles, great stability and ability to resist extreme temperatures of heat and cold makes it ideally suitable for the production of parts where high quality is a must. Unlike most thermoplastic elastomers (TPRs and TPEs), LSR remains flexible and elastic down to -70o F and retains its properties up to 450o F. In … [Read more...]
Thermal Management in Consumer-Grade Digital Cameras
The proliferation of digital cameras and their subsequent modular integration in mobile communication and hand-held devices has made today’s photography almost trivial. The latter, i.e., the integration in mobile and hand-held devices is largely made possible by advancements in imaging technology as well as miniaturizing optics and the requisite electronics. Most camera … [Read more...]
Thermoregulation Comfort Clothing Advance to Product Platforms
Electronics Cooling’s previous coverage of thermoregulation fabrics is further augmented by a very encouraging trend seen at the recent Wearables USA Conference held last week in Silicon Valley, CA. More than half a dozen companies showcased product design platforms that enable OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), ODMs (original device manufacturers), and makers alike to … [Read more...]
Cooling Technology Enables Fashion-Tech Wearable Products
In one of our previous blogs on Electronics Cooling of Humans, we highlighted some of the on-going research projects at various universities in the US sponsored by ARPA-E. These projects are expected to achieve a step-change in the cooling technology of wearable fabrics and the costs of manufacturing them. It is worth noting that prior to the effort sponsored by ARPA-E, thermal … [Read more...]
Patent Application Review: Integrated Heat Sink and EMI Shield Assembly (US 20160227673)
Editor’s Forward: The ITEM Media team has launched our brand new Electronics Cooling website today! Take a look around – the new layout is responsive with easier navigation and encourages user interaction, with many new features still to come! We are very interested in your feedback, so please use the form below this week’s blog post to log in and post your … [Read more...]
