Dirk Schweitzer Infineon Technologies AG Introduction The junction-to-case thermal resistance Rth-JC is an important thermal characteristic especially for power semiconductor devices. Its value is often one of the main criteria for the decision whether a device can be used in a specific application and a low Rth-JC is a competitive advantage for the semiconductor manufacturer. … [Read more...]
Industry Analyst Names Firm a ‘Cool Vendor’
iWatt Inc., a developer of energy-efficient digital power supply control integrated circuits (ICs), recently was recognized in Gartner’s “Cool Vendors in Semiconductors” report. The company advances “digital power management” with its patented Adaptive Digital Control technology. iWatt uses digital algorithms to replace traditional analog control solutions, delivering size, … [Read more...]
ElectronicsCooling Spring 2010 Print Issue
Did you miss us? For those of you that are faithful readers of Electronics Cooling, we are pleased to inform you that after a short interval of restructuring, we have resumed publication. Given the recent downturn in the economy as a whole, and specifically within the electronics thermal management community, we can hope that this is a sign of improvement and recovery. We will … [Read more...]
IC Package Thermal Characterization Made Easy
FloTHERM® IC is a new Web-based tool from Mentor Graphics that incorporates a high level of automation for key tasks related to semiconductor thermal characterization and design. Developed with the needs of design engineers and thermal specialists alike, FloTHERM IC offers the ease-of-use of Smartpart technology combined with the power of FloTHERM to greatly boost productivity … [Read more...]
THERMINATOR Project Warms Efforts to Cool Semiconductor Design Solutions
The partners in a new EU-funded research project recently announced details of the multinational/multidisciplinary program: “THERMINATOR: Modeling, Control and Management of Thermal Effects in Electronic Circuits of the Future.” This three-year project is designed to maintain the strong positions that Europe’s semiconductor and electronics equipment companies have achieved in … [Read more...]
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