JEDEC Thermal Standards: Developing a Common Understanding The Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) was established to provide recognized technical standards for a wide range of applications, from how to handle electronic packages and defining package outline drawings, to […]

Introduction  Electronics thermal management has become an increasingly important design focus as devices have become more constrained, more powerful, more expensive and more ubiquitous. To manage temperatures, particularly in mobile devices, thermal engineers typically use higher thermal conductivity components and materials. Electrical engineers strive to spatially distribute […]

Technical Brief    John F. Maddox, Ph.D., P.E.  The IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm) was held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV from May 28–31, 2019. This was the 31st Anniversary of ITherm, first held in 1988. The conference was historically held every other year until 2016 […]

Ayer, MA, October 2019 Creative Materials introduces 125-19(SP)C, a flexible, non-flammable, high temperature resistant conductive ink and coating. This product features excellent bonding to most metal and plastic substrates and has the unique characteristic of bonding well to silicone. A […]

BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced today that it is teaming up with Avnet and Iceotope to jointly develop innovative, chassis-level immersive liquid cooling solutions for data […]

Innovative multi-physics technology furthers Cadence’s expansion into fast-growing system analysis and design market SAN JOSE, Calif., September 17, 2019—Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today expanded its presence in the system analysis and design market with the introduction of the […]

Nomenclature A1, A2, A3, A4 ASHRAE allowable thermal envelopes as defined in Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments that represent where IT manufacturers test equipment to ensure functionality ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers CAGR Compound Annual […]

Improving Thermal Performance and Device Reliability         September 5, 2019 – Cleveland, Ohio, USA – Laird Performance Materials, a global manufacturer enabling and protecting sensitive electronics, has introduced IceKap™ P30000, a silicone-free, high performance thermal interface material […]

Heilind Electronics, a premier distributor of electronic components worldwide and an authorized distributor for Sensata Technologies, has expanded its sensor portfolio with the manufacturer’s 116CP Series pressure sensors. Highly accurate with 100 percent automated calibration, the sensors utilize field-proven ceramic […]

The global data center market is expected to reach revenues of about $174 billion by 2023, according to experts’ forecasts (source: Data Center Market – Global Outlook and Forecast 2018-2023). The fast-paced growth of Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT, Smart […]