Background The cooling of electronics and telecom equipment is essential to the proper operation of all applications. Removal of generated heat from these systems has been traditionally carried out via heat conduction/convection techniques. Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are a relatively new concept for the cooling of electronic systems. A PCM is used to absorb peak energy … [Read more...]
Understanding Phase Change Materials
Although phase change materials (PCM) were introduced nearly twenty years ago, it was not until the development of the high-powered Pentium processor that this class of interface material gained widespread acceptance. The large quantities of heat produced by these processors necessitated a carefully designed thermal path where all of the thermal resistances were minimized. For … [Read more...]
