According to Chinese site UDN, Samsung is looking for a heat-pipe supplier to dissipate heat from the Galaxy S7 smartphone's processor. “Tiny pipes inside the phone are filled with a liquid coolant, which circulates around the heat-producing components like the chipset and then away, taking excess heat with it,” Slash Gear reported. Because space is limited in smartphones, … [Read more...]
Thermacore Acquires Pittsburgh Materials Technology, Inc.
When Pittsburgh Materials Technology, Inc. (PMTI) owners Joseph and JoAnn Giglio decided to sell their specialty materials technology business after 17 years of operations, they said finding the right buyer was more important than finding the highest bidder. Thermal management solutions provider Thermacore proved to be the right fit and following the late-April acquisition, … [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...]
Solid State Lighting Connector
New from Tyco Electronics is an IDC solid state lighting (SSL) connector for quick, tool-less termination of discrete wires onto LED printed circuit boards (PCBs). The product terminates 18 through 24 AWG solid and stranded wire utilizing insulation displacement technology to eliminate the labor-intensive task of pre-stripping wires and soldering. The robust design of the IDC … [Read more...]
Thermal/EMI Combination Shield Design Case Study
Laird Technologies, Inc. recently released its thermal/EMI combination shield design case study, which discusses in detail the process of how thermal simulation software was utilized in the design of a thermal/EMI combination shield. Instead of building a physical prototype, the initial concept design was simulated, allowing for an accurate prediction of the thermal performance … [Read more...]
