I read in the news this last week that Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a Brit and the inventor of the World Wide Web, has confessed that the // in a web address were actually “unnecessary”…
and it seems that polar ice will be gone in the summer, perhaps by as early as 2020, opening the arctic [...]
Web slashes and missing polar ice
October 23rd, 2009
So, you want to predict component temperatures do you? Part II
October 12th, 2009
Lumped block package representation makes the best use of limited available data to simulate for an ‘indication’ of case temperature. Some indication is better than none but I wouldn’t bet on it, really, I wouldn’t. Accurate case and junction temperature prediction can only be realised with either a fully 3D detailed representation or an abstracted [...]
What’s black and stuck on a PCB?
October 8th, 2009
Hmmm…
If you’re guessing it’s a chip package, you’re right – got it in one. Well done!
OK, so what type of package is it?
If you’re thinking it’s a silly question as you don’t know anything about the package, other than I’ve told you its black – that was a hint that it’s an encapsulated plastic part [...]

