Yole Developpement has released its new report on Embedded Wafer-Level-Packaging. This analysis covers both Fan-Out WLP technology development and Chip embedding into PCB laminated substrates. These two infrastructures are emerging at the same time and ramping to high volume production. Key features of the report “Embedded Wafer-Level-Packages: Fan-out WLP / Chip Embedding in … [Read more...]
New Instrument System Enables Precise Air Flow
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) has introduced the iTHERM-100 Test Station, a turnkey system of laboratory instruments and sensors for studies that require precise air flow velocity and temperature measurement. Applications include thermal management studies on boards, heat sinks, fans, ATCA cards, and racks. The iTHERM-100 Test Station includes a benchtop, … [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 Paper Draws Top Award at PCIM Conference
A paper on thermal aspects in power systems won a Young Engineer Award at this year’s PCIM (Power Electronics/Intelligent Motion/Power Quality) Europe Conference. The Young Engineer Award is presented to exceptional contributions from young professionals (under 35 years old). Andreas Munding of Liebherr-Elektronik GmbH and his co-authors were recognized for their paper, … [Read more...]
thermal facts and fairy tales: most of us live neither in wind tunnels nor in the world of Nusselt
Having read myriad papers/articles/books/reports on thermal management, I feel there is a lot of misunderstanding about what really should drive a sound approach of how to tackle the thermal problems that tend to land on the desk of thermal designers. I also have the feeling that many “how to” articles presented on the Web are just meant to show off the knowledge of the author … [Read more...]
