The 31st international workshop on THERMal INvestigations of ICs and systems (THERMINIC) took place on 24–26 September 2025 in Naples, Italy, hosted at the Centro Congressi (Conference Center) of University Federico II. This year’s workshop not only broke attendance records but also showcased the seamless integration of cutting-edge research and industrial innovation in the … [Read more...]
Performing a Transient Thermal Characterization of Hardware with a Finite Difference Model
Introduction A transient thermal characterization, also known as a thermal survey, aims to characterize the location of greatest thermal inertia within a hardware system—that is, the location with the slowest temperature response to a given environmental stimulus. This manuscript outlines a methodology for developing a finite difference numerical model of a three-resistor, … [Read more...]
Measuring the Thermal Conductivity of Anisotropic Heat Spreading Materials
By: Aaditya A. Candadai, Aalok Gaitonde, Shanmukhi Sripada, Justin A. Weibel, Amy M. Marconnet Introduction New high thermal conductivity materials have been developed to enable enhanced heat transport within electronics packages and other thermal management applications. Many of these engineered materials have anisotropic thermal properties inherent to their fabrication, … [Read more...]
Simulation of Solder Fatigue Effects on Typical BGA Package due to Material and Temperature Variations – Part 2
Abstract The past two decades have seen many approaches to solder fatigue and solder joint life published. This subject has proved difficult as various failure mechanisms are proposed and examined. While these theoretical bases are discussed, it often leaves the end developer in a difficult situation as to how to apply an accurate simulation approach to fatigue failure for a … [Read more...]
Augmenting Development of Electronics Cooling Technologies with Machine Learning Tools – a Heat Pipe System Example
The traditional pathway for development of thermal management technologies for electronics has been to analyze using heat transfer theory augmented by computational tools such as finite difference or finite element methods, CFD tools, or thermal management system simulation tools, sometimes in tandem with prototype system fabrication and testing. Combining recently available … [Read more...]
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