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Joint Venture for Development of “Next Generation” EV and LED Thermal Management Systems Announced

April 19th, 2013

Graphite mining and exploration company Focus Graphite Inc. has announced a joint venture development agreement on behalf of Grafoid Inc. with CapTherm Systems Inc., a developer of cooling technologies for high-power electronics, to develop and…read more

Electronics Cooling Simulation Software Enables ‘Earlier Virtual Prototyping’, ‘Fewer Design Iterations’ in MDA and EDA Domains

March 19th, 2013

Mentor Graphics, a developer of electronic hardware and software design solutions, has announced FloTHERM XT, an electronics cooling simulation software package that enables “earlier virtual prototyping, fewer design iterations and advanced ‘what if’ analysis for…read more

Company Acquires Exclusive Licensing Rights for Electric Vehicle Heat Dissipation Process

January 18th, 2013

Electric Moto Corporation, Inc. (EMOT), a developer and manufacturer of zero-emission vehicles and related products, has announced it has acquired exclusive licensing rights for a patented heat dissipation process in electric vehicles. The patent for…read more

Ford Assigned Patent for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Thermal Management System

January 4th, 2013

Ford Global Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, has been assigned patent No. 8,246,422 for a “hybrid electric vehicle thermal management system.” According to the abstract of the patent published by the U.S.…read more

Nanotechnology Copper-Based Solder Material for Applications in Military and Commercial Systems

November 12th, 2012

Scientists at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto, California have developed CuantumFuse, a nanotechnology copper-based electrical interconnect material for applications in aerospace, military and commercial systems. According to the…read more

Thermoplastic Polyester for Thermal Management in LEDs and Electronic Components

October 29th, 2012

Science-based company Royal DSM has released PET XL-T, a thermoplastic polyester for thermal management in LED lighting systems and automotive electronics components. According to the company, Arnite PET XL-T was developed as an alternative to…read more

Thin Cavity Fluidic Heat Exchanger

July 5th, 2012

Third Millennium Engineering has released a Thin Cavity Fluidic Heat Exchanger, a small volume, high performance method for cooling critical electronic devices at the chip, board, module, and system levels. Its high thermal performance originates…read more

Silicon Carbide’s Potential in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

June 11th, 2012

Encouraged by silicon carbide’s superior material properties, major automotive manufacturers involved in developing hybrid and electric vehicles are currently testing SiC-based MOSFETs and other transistors as a viable alternative to silicon-based transistors, particularly for under-the-hood…read more

Thermal Interface Materials Improve Heat Management

March 19th, 2012

Intermark offers thermal interface materials (silicone based, silicone free, EMC and Thermal management dual function types), heat spreader sheets, thin thermal tape, and other solutions to improve the heat management of any application including LED Lighting, laptops,…read more

Companies Form Partnership to Launch Hybrid Electric Drive

January 9th, 2012

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. and SBE, Inc. announced a technology partnership. As part of this partnership, SBE, Inc. is providing a novel integrated capacitor/bus structure design solution for Quantum power electronics for automotive…read more

GM to Stop Chevy Volt Battery Coolant Fires

January 9th, 2012

General Motors is going to modify its Chevrolet Volt plug-in car to eliminate the possibility that its batteries can catch on fire hours or days after a serious side-impact crash. It turns out that battery…read more

New Ford Model Updates Cooling System

November 21st, 2011

The latest high performance variant of the Ford Mustang bearing the Shelby name has a 5.8-liter supercharged V8 producing a 650 horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque. The new 5.8-liter engine also sees updates to…read more

Drive to Find Rare Earth Metals Alternative

September 27th, 2011

A world-leading team of UK engineers has been charged with developing a new motor for electric vehicles that will significantly reduce future dependency on rare earth metals. Sevcon, Cummins Generator Technologies and Newcastle University have…read more

Busbars For Emerging Power Electronics Applications

September 12th, 2011

Rogers Corporation’s Power Distribution Systems Division’s new RO-LINX® PowerCircuit™ busbars was developed to meet the growing power distribution demands in electric vehicle drives, hybrid electric vehicle drives and related charging systems. RO-LINX PowerCircuit busbars are…read more