Heat Sinks

New Patent-Pending Heat Sink Mounting System

May 13th, 2013

Penn Engineering has released the new patent-pending PEM heat sink mounting system for secure attachment of heat sinks to circuit boards. According to the company, the new heat sink mounting system consists of “Type HSCB…read more

New Customizable Heat Sinks for Use in High Power Environments and Resistors

March 11th, 2013

Ohmite Manufacturing, a provider of thermal solutions and resistors for high current, high voltage and high energy applications, has announced two new heat sinks: the C series modular heat sink for use in high power…read more

Board-Level Heat Sinks for Semiconductor Devices in D2Pak, SOT-32, TO-220, and TO-263 Packages

January 21st, 2013

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key has released the Assmann WSW line of board-level heat sinks for use in industrial process control equipment, telecommunications equipment, consumer products and automotive applications. According to the company, the heat sinks…read more

Unique Heat Sink Design Incorporates Tower Design with Multiple Heat Pipes and Fans

January 4th, 2013

Electronics cooling specialist Gelid Solutions has released a three-fan “Black Edition” heat sink designed for gamers and computer enthusiasts. According to the company, the new cooler incorporates a thin-fin aluminum tower design and seven independent…read more

U.S. LED Lighting Manufacturer Develops Industry’s First Extruded Heat Sink “of its Kind”

January 3rd, 2013

A U.S. supplier and manufacturer of LED lighting, LED Waves, has announced that as of December 2012, the company’s LED high bay light will be equipped with “the only extruded heat sink of its kind…read more

New Thermal Management “Centers of Excellence” Optimal for Heat Sink Production

December 31st, 2012

Thermal management solutions company Sapa Extrusions North America has created two thermal management “centers of excellence” at the company’s Mountain Top, Pa. and City of Industry, Calif. locations. According to the company, the “center of…read more

High-Performance Heat Sinks for Challenging Microprocessor Cooling Applications

December 17th, 2012

Thermal solutions company Thermacore, Inc. has released a new product line of compact, high-performance air-cooled heat sinks. According to the company, the new generation of heat sinks is the result of a multimillion-dollar development contract…read more

Thermal Management Compound for LED Heat Sinks

October 19th, 2012

PolyOne Corporation reports that Finland-based LED lighting systems maker Kruunutekniikka Oy has chosen its Therma-Tech thermal management compounds to replace aluminum in the lighting systems maker’s Coolics LED light fixtures. Aluminum is the traditional material…read more

Polycarbonate Replaces Aluminum in Cooling Elements for LED Thermal Management

October 19th, 2012

With the demand for polycarbonate for the production of LED lighting systems growing, Bayer MaterialScience has been steadily expanding its product range to include injection molding and extrusion granules as well as semi-finished film and…read more

Thermally Conductive Epoxy System for Bonding Heat Sinks in Electronic Assemblies

October 4th, 2012

Aremco Products, Inc., a developer of technical ceramics, adhesives, coatings and sealants, has released Aremco-Bond™ 860, a thermally conductive epoxy system developed for bonding heat sinks and fins used in heat exchangers and electronic assemblies.…read more

Heat Sink Analysis System for Testing Surface Contact and Pressure Distribution

October 4th, 2012

Sensor Products Inc., a developer of tactile pressure sensing solutions, has released the Tactilus heat-sink analysis system for testing surface contact and pressure distribution between the heat sink and heat source. The Tactilus sensor measures…read more

New Data Storage Solution Debuts at DEMO Fall 2012 Conference

October 4th, 2012

Evtron, a St. Louis-based startup, officially launched Evtron CELL, a high-density server storage platform fitting 120 hard disk drives (HDDs) at the DEMO Fall 2012 conference. According to Evtron Founder Andrew Mayhall, the company has…read more

CPU Cooler for Compact Environment

October 3rd, 2012

Thermal solutions developer Phanteks has released the PH-TC90LS, an ultra-low profile thermal radiator for CPU cooling in a compact environment. The PH-TC90LS heat sink measures 27mm tall—34mm when the bundled fan is attached—and is compatible…read more

Heat Sinks for Use in High-Power Semiconductor Devices

October 2nd, 2012

Electronics component manufacturer Ohmite has released the CP4 Series of cold plate four-pass heat sinks for use in SCRs, rectifiers, diodes, thyristors and other high-power semiconductor devices for variable speed drive, power supplies, robotics and…read more