The Electronics Group of Orbit International Corp, an electronics manufacturer and software solution provider, has received several awards from a U.S. Navy Procurement Agency valued in excess of $2,465,000 for its MK 119 Gun Computer…read more
Military Issues Press for New Materials Development
August 10th, 2010
Pressing needs for new ways to cool electronics for aerospace and defense applications are encouraging the development of new materials to wick heat away from components on boards and in chassis, and also is providing…read more
Nanowick at Heart of New System To Cool ‘Power Electronics’
July 26th, 2010
Researchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips, according to a…read more
Product & Industry News
July 26th, 2010
Mitsubishi Adds LED-Based Cube to Display Wall Line-up Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s Presentation Products Division has expanded its SeventySeries display wall line with the SeventySeries: LED, an LED-based, rear-projection display wall cube designed specifically for…read more
Electronics Cooling for Military Environments
May 25th, 2010
Allen Vanguard’s Electronic Protection with Integrated Cooling (EPIC) is a customized E-cooling system that protects electronic systems from the severe heat and harsh operating environments found in military environments, including vehicle electronics. It complies with…read more
Miniature Environmental Control Unit for Electronics
April 27th, 2010
Aspen Systems has completed the development and military qualification of ECU-Chill™, a ruggedized refrigeration-based environmental control unit (ECU) for cooling electronics in mobile applications. ECU-Chill™ maintains sealed electronics enclosures at or below ambient temperatures, enabling Commercial-Off-The-Shelf…read more
Company Unveils Eyepiece for Thermal Imaging Applications
April 26th, 2010
Kopin® Corporation recently launched a new family of complete plug-and-play eyepiece products for thermal imaging applications at the Defense, Security, and Sensing 2010 Symposium in Orlando, Fla. Kopin introduced standard and custom eyepiece solutions based…read more
Natural Convection Cooling, Expanded I/O Packed into Rugged Control Unit
February 26th, 2010
Aitech Defense Systems Inc. now offers the NightHawk RCU, a rugged, compact Intel Atom-based, self-contained control unit that weighs only 4.5 pounds. The weight reduction, combined with a slim profile and natural convection/radiation cooling that…read more
Direct Spray Cooling and System-level Comparisons
August 1st, 2009
Introduction As power densities of embedded electronics increase, cooling becomes a challenge especially in harsh environments. Liquid cooling is accepted as an attractive cooling method for an increasing number of applications. Direct spray is a…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
A Cryocooler In Your Laptop Computer? Maybe…
November 1st, 2008
Introduction A review of the technical and market impediments overcome in the development and eventual acceptance of cryocoolers for space-borne applications may shine light on the prospects for the use of such mechanical refrigeration systems…read more
Air-Cooled, Pin Fin Coldwall Design For Operation At Altitude
August 1st, 2007
Introduction Numerous thermal management techniques exist depending on the system, application, and power level. For airborne electronic systems, the most direct approach to thermal management would be to use ambient air or chilled air, provided…read more
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