We just returned from SEMI-THERM 28 in San Jose, California, and we wanted to share with you our 5 favorite things about this year’s conference: #5: Attending Technical Sessions Six new technical short courses were…read more
Apple’s New iPad Has Heat Problems
March 26th, 2012
Apple’s new iPad gets warm enough to turn itself off if you’re using it in a hot climate, which for a portable gadget can be a turn-off for consumers too. Consumer Reports has already broken…read more
Diamond-Thin Films Cool Electronics
March 26th, 2012
Two new studies performed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have revealed a new pathway for materials scientists to use previously unexplored properties of nanocrystalline-diamond thin films. The unusually attractive thermal properties…read more
Slim Form Factor Liquid Cooling for Laptops and All-In-Ones
March 26th, 2012
Asetek Inc. announced today a new slim form factor liquid cooling technology for extreme performance and workstation grade laptops and All-In-One PCs. The fundamental challenge in cooling desktop replacement laptops and All-In-One PCs is the…read more
Interview with SEMI-THERM Founder, Bernie Siegal
March 21st, 2012
Bernie Siegal, the founder of SEMI-THERM, gives a snapshot of the history of the symposium, the current event and the future of SEMI-THERM.
David Copeland Welcomes You to “The Heat is On” by MEPTEC
March 21st, 2012
Conference chair speaks about “The Heat is On,” a mini-conference of SEMI-THERM 28, which deals in the thermal management and packaging of electronic products and devices. The theme was evolutionary and revolutionary trends in the…read more
SEMI-THERM Awards Professor of Energy Technology
March 19th, 2012
SEMI-THERM is pleased to announce Alfonso Ortega, Ph.D. as the recipient for the Harvey Rosten Award for his paper “An Investigation of Multi-Layer Mini-Channel Heat Sinks with Channel Geometric Sponsored by Mentor Graphics, Mechanical Analysis…read more
SEMI-THERM Honors Contributor to Semiconductor Thermal Management
March 19th, 2012
The THERMI award is intended to recognize a recipient’s history of contributions to crucial thermal issues affecting the performance of semiconductor devices and systems. The voting body of past THERMI winners and the current year…read more
Interview with SEMI-THERM 28 General Chair
March 19th, 2012
Listen to an interview with SEMI-THERM’s General Chair Herman Chu, Principal Chair at Cisco, by Graham Bell of SEMI-THERM Media Sponsor PCBCafe.com. Herman talks about the inflection point we are undergoing right now with thermal…read more
Researchers Find Spider Silk Conducts Heat as Well as Metals
March 9th, 2012
Xinwei Wang and his research team at Iowa State University found that spider silks – particularly the draglines that anchor webs in place – conduct heat better than most materials, including silicon, aluminum and pure…read more
Data Center Technology Controls Temp by Moving Software Workloads
March 9th, 2012
Facebook is exploring a technology that controls temperatures in the data center by automatically moving software workloads among servers according to the air pressure on either side of each machine. The system uses a load…read more
Ideas Sought for Better Electronics Cooling Technology for Helicopters
February 28th, 2012
A helicopter corporation is sponsoring a contest, asking entrepreneurs and companies that are willing to establish a spinoff at a new innovation center in Stamford to propose technology concepts that could be used on helicopters.…read more
Automation World Readers Name Corporation a ‘First Team’ Supplier
February 27th, 2012
The readers of Automation World magazine recently recognized Rittal Corporation as one of their “First Team” suppliers as part of the publication’s Leadership In Automation 2011 evaluation program. Rittal was recognized for its extensive line…read more
Nanoparticles Increase Thermal Properties of Transformer Oil
February 27th, 2012
Rice University scientists have created a nano-infused oil that could greatly enhance the ability of devices as large as electrical transformers and as small as microelectronic components to shed excess heat. Research in the lab…read more
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