White Papers
Tackling the Thermal Design Challenges of Smaller, Lighter, and More Efficient Avionics
With every Kelvin increase in temperature, the risk of avionic component failure increases. For civil and military applications, the thermal characteristics of avionic components directly influence overall...
TAGS: Avionics, COTS, SWaP, Thermal Characterization, Thermal Simulation
A Step Change in Electronics Thermal Design: Incorporating EDA and MDA Design Flows
The main source of heat in electronic equipment is their semiconductor chips, and the temperature sensitivities of these chips presents a challenge in designing cooling mechanisms. Overheating causes the...
New Method for Characterizing Thermal Interface Materials in an In Situ Environment
A new method based on existing measurement standards for a quick and repeatable thermal conductivity measurement of nanoparticle-based thermal greases and other compressible thermal interface materials...
