Flir Systems Inc. recently entered into a $180 million deal to acquire marine electronics company Raymarine Holdings Ltd. Raymarine is considered a world leader in marine electronics, providing electronic equipment for recreational boating and light-commercial…read more
±0.5% Tolerance Chip NTC Thermistors
May 10th, 2010
Murata Electronics North America added the ±0.5% tolerance option to its NCP series negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor line. The ultra-tight tolerance thermistor is offered for consumer, industrial and automotive temperature ranges (-40°C to +150°C),…read more
ElectronicsCooling Spring 2010 Print Issue
April 30th, 2010
Did you miss us? For those of you that are faithful readers of Electronics Cooling, we are pleased to inform you that after a short interval of restructuring, we have resumed publication. Given the recent downturn in…read more
Silicon Sponge Ideal for Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Assemblies
April 12th, 2010
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Foams announces R10404, a thermally conductive, silicone sponge ideal for lithium-Ion battery pack assemblies. Key properties include thermal conductivity, electrical isolation and compression set resistance, which makes the material well-suited for controlling…read more
The Better Box Model
August 1st, 2009
Introduction For the consumer, natural convection cooling or fan-less cooling is the method of choice. It is silent, it is reliable, it is simple, and it is environmentally sound because no additional energy is used…read more
Health Assessment and Prognostics of Electronic Products: An Alternative to Traditional Reliability Prediction Methods
May 9th, 2009
Introduction Traditional handbook-based reliability prediction methods for electronic products include Mil-Hdbk-217, Telcordia SR-332 (formerly Bellcore), PRISM, FIDES, CNET/RDF (European), and the Chinese GJB-299. These methods rely on analysis of failure data collected from the field…read more
LED Thermal Standardization: A Hot Topic
May 9th, 2009
Introduction The main topic of the article is how to cope with the increasing need for standardization of thermal characterization of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and LED-based products (see Fig.1 showing a typical LED package).…read more
Numerical Simulation of Complex Submicron Devices
May 1st, 2009
Introduction Significant increases in temperature are believed to contribute to losses in reliability and performance, and can present serious complications to thermal management. The net thermal effect depends on a combination of factors related to…read more
Cooling of a Flat TV Monitor
May 1st, 2003
Thermal design in the consumer electronics business is about dealing with two difficult challenges: The first is to fulfill, and if possible surpass, customer expectations. The second is to do this in ever shortening design…read more
Thermal management of handheld telecommunication products
May 1st, 1998
Introduction Recent advances in mobile communications have enabled large scale development of handheld telecommunication products. Such products include cellular phones, pagers, two-way radios, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other wireless and wireline equipment. The technological…read more
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