...might as well join the Peace Corps… - John "Bluto" Blutarsky1 I would hazard a guess that the majority of people bothering to read an article on electronics cooling likely work in the electronics industry. Moreover, it is probably a pretty good bet that a lot of them have actually taken a class on heat transfer at some point. Since most of us eventually graduated, it … [Read more...]
Thermal Facts and Fairy Tales: Automated Meshing Philosophy?
Thermal Facts and Fairy Tales: Automated Meshing Philosophy? Peter Rodgers Fairy tales are a well-established way to convey science and technology education. For example, a recent textbook [1] has documented how a range of Victorian-era (1837 – 1901) instructors used fairies and their tales to clarify scientific and technological concepts for young audiences. Today, … [Read more...]
The Appification of CFD Simulation has Started
There has been much talk about the appification of established technologies. Discussion on the appification of high-value CAE simulation seems to have focused on the fact that it's a when, not if. How such a conclusion has been made without a clarification of what 'appification' actually is, is confounding. Apps are cheap, limited in the scope of their application and, as a … [Read more...]
Room Temperature Metal Bonding – Heralding a Revolution In IC Performance and Reliability?
A reliable electronic product is generally a cool one. In addition, one of the main limiters of non-functional performance is operating temperature. Keep your product cool and it will last longer and/or operate faster. Electronics thermal management has been dogged by thermal resistances at part/part interfaces for decades. Reduce these main bottlenecks in the heat flow path … [Read more...]
Automated Model Calibration in FloTHERM – A Future Cornerstone of Simulation Based Workflows, Today
Available in the recently released FloTHERM V11.1 is the ability to calibrate a FloTHERM simulation model so that it matches experimentally measured results. The calibration process is automatic and results in a model with unrivaled levels of predictive accuracy. The experimental results used are not simple thermocouple based measurements, but T3Ster based measurements that … [Read more...]
