Introduction As consumers of electronics we have become spoiled. We not only expect our electronic devices to get smaller, faster, more functional, cheaper, more interconnected, and more reliable, we actually demand it. It would not be a pretty picture either for the consumer or the electronics industry if suddenly the design of our electronic gadgets became static. At this … [Read more...]
High Powered Chip Cooling — Air and Beyond
Introduction Over the past few years many people in the electronics industry have become concerned with the increases in heat density at both the chip and module level of packaging. This trend is not new and has been with us since the days of bipolar chips. As can be seen in Figure 1, the heat flux associated with bipolar circuit technologies steadily increased from the … [Read more...]
