Do you know the thermal conductivity of paper? This was the start of a phone call a few years ago. The conversation continued and the reason for the question became apparent. A thermal analysis of a printed circuit board had determined that a thermal interface material was needed under some hotter components to provide a better conduction path. The circuit card was edge cooled … [Read more...]
Experimental Methodologies for Thermal Design in Silicon Validation Platforms
Rahima K. Mohammed, Yi Xia, Ying-Feng Pang, Ridvan A. Sahan Intel® Corporation Introduction Silicon validation platforms are purpose-built to validate processors, chipsets, and ASICs to ensure world-class quality and reliable products. These platforms are a crucial step in the process of releasing the silicon to market. However, due to growing complexities, it is becoming … [Read more...]
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Nanotech Yields Major Advance in Heat Transfer, Cooling Technologies Researchers at Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a new way to apply nanostructure coatings to make heat transfer far more efficient, with important potential applications to high-tech devices as well as the conventional heating and cooling industry. These … [Read more...]
Energy Efficiency Reshapes Thermal Management Challenges
Electronic equipment manufacturers are increasingly more focused on achieving high efficiency levels for their circuit designs in response to global concerns about the impact on the environment. However, the thermal benefits of high efficiency circuit design are often offset by the heat generated due to the trend for more densely packed components. Factors such as limited … [Read more...]
Heat Conducting Graphene Could Cool Electronics
Multiple layers of graphene show strong heat conducting properties that can be harnessed in removing dissipated heat from electronic devices, a team of scientists from the University of California reported in a recently published paper in the journal Nature Materials. Having previously shown that graphene — a two-dimensional layer of carbon atoms packed in a honeycomb structure … [Read more...]
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