It's no news to any of the readers of this publication that the increased power dissipation of integrated circuits has led to continuous refinement of package designs and component materials. This trend has increased the importance of thermal interface materials (TIMs) as a key factor in determining the thermal performance of packages intended for high-power applications. This … [Read more...]
Recognizing the Limits of Conventional Axial Hub-Motor AHS Devices
Conventional axial hub-motor AHS (Active Heatsink) devices (Figure 1) have reached their functional and cost limits and may not be improved significantly. These devices have a number of inherent, severe contradictions (design limitations) that determine the "evolutionary maturity" of this concept. Figure 1. Conventional axial hub-motor AHS. Let us look at different … [Read more...]
Hot Spots in Data Centers
Heat loads of data processing equipment continue to increase at a rapid rate. This increasing heat load has been documented by a Thermal Management Consortium of 17 companies [1] as shown in Figure 1. Also shown in this figure are measured heat fluxes (based on product footprint) of some recent product announcements. The most recent shows a rack dissipating 28,500 watts, … [Read more...]
Thermal Capacitance
When time enters the equations, the ability of a material to store or release heat becomes a crucial parameter. This issue's technical data column is devoted to a basic understanding of thermal capacitance. Thermal capacity (or heat capacity) is defined as: Cth = V � � cp [J/K] where: V =Volume (m3) = Density (kg/m3) cp = Specific heat (J/kgK) at constant pressure (the … [Read more...]
The Weakest Link in Air Cooling
So far, this 21st Century has been a big disappointment. I grew up on the science fiction of the 1950's and 60's. Plus I knew that the stories of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells had turned out to be amazingly accurate predictions of real technological advances. So I was expecting that, if I lived long enough to see the 21st Century (no way - I'll be in my 40's!), I'd be … [Read more...]
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