By Jim Wilson Associate Technical Editor In keeping with the name of this column, the fact worth reminding is that a fixed temperature boundary condition in a thermal simulation represents an infinite heat sink. The…read more
Thermal Facts and Fairy Tales: Fixed Temperature and Infinite Heatsinking
December 6th, 2010
Posted in Heat Sinks | 1 Comment »
Tags: Heatsinking
Insulated Metal Printed Circuits – A User-Friendly Revolution In Power Design
November 1st, 2004
Ad Musters, and James Stratford
Introduction The growing pressure to fit as much circuitry into the smallest space possible has created new and more acute thermal problems for the design engineer. More high power components in a smaller space means…read more
Posted in Design, Materials, Compounds, Adhesives, Substrates, Test & Measurement | No Comments »
Tags: Dielectric, Heatsinking, Heatspreading, IMC, Insulated Metal Circuit, Multilayer, Printed Circuit
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