Introduction Many programs geared toward the design of autonomous vehicles have been initiated in recent years. Waymo, Cruise, Baidu, Argo AI, Uber, Lyft, and Tesla are among the innovative self-driving car companies. Advances in autonomous technologies will require enhanced thermal […]

Introduction Vapor chambers are passive two-phase devices used to spread heat from localized hotspots to larger surface areas. The device utilizes the latent heat of evaporation of an internal fluid to passively transport heat from the evaporator (heat source) to […]

Introduction Effective cooling is essential for CPUs, as they generate significant heat during operation while being very temperature sensitive. Improved cooling allows for maintaining the functionality of high-performance computer hardware. In this article, we demonstrate a unique approach to improving […]

Overview Accurate modeling of thermal networks requires that all relevant modes of heat transfer, including advection, be included. Otherwise, component temperatures may be under- or over-estimated. This article presents a method for systematically including advection in one-dimensional (1D) thermal networks, […]

Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd., (“Digital Edge”), a leading Asian data center developer and operator, leverages StatePoint® liquid cooling technology manufactured by Nortek Data Center Cooling™, Oklahoma City, for its Manila, Philippines, colocation data center. Using the patented StatePoint […]

KEYWORDS Thermal Resistance | Thermal Interface | Semiconductor Test | Durability | Cycling | Device Under Test NOMENCLATURE DUT Device Under Test OSAT Out-Sourced Assembly and Test Rth Thermal Resistance S/TB Semiconductor Test and Burn-In TIM Thermal Interface Material ABSTRACT […]

INTRODUCTION After a couple of decades in the industry, I have observed that a number of experienced engineers can be intimidated by the topic of statistics—these columns will attempt to reduce the level of intimidation. While I have been interested […]

Introduction As power-component technology advances and smaller packaging is required, thermal-management issues threaten to limit the performance of devices. As power dissipation rises, the inability to cool them may force designers to de-rate the devices’ performance by reducing current or […]

ABSTRACT Graphite foils with ultra-high spreading capacity and insulation sheets with ultra-low thermal conductivity were combined in a thermally stressed Google Pixel 3XL (Pixel) to significantly increase steady-state system performance, while maintaining safe device touch (skin) temperatures (TS ), as […]

Introduction These columns on statistics began by describing the field of statistics as using the mathematical laws of probability to deal with data uncertainty [1]. Many statistical tools developed to apply probability do assume that data are drawn from a […]