Apple Inc., maker of the iPhone and the iPad, received a patent on a method of cooling an electronic device by using hinge assemblies that can conduct heat. Patent 7,746,631, which was issued June 29, covers the use of a variety of cooling components within a hinge assembly. According to the patent, these could include fans, heat sinks, heat spreaders, heat pipes, vents or … [Read more...]
High-Accuracy 2.25 V Digital Temperature Sensor with Dual Alarm
STMicroelectronics has announced a super-small and power-efficient temperature sensor allowing portable devices to benefit from features such as intelligent thermal protection. ST’s new STTS751 Digital Temperature Sensor (DTS) is mounted on the circuit board to feedback accurate temperature data allowing the system to manage its temperature, for example, by activating a … [Read more...]
Flir Buys Marine Electronics Company
Flir Systems Inc. recently entered into a $180 million deal to acquire marine electronics company Raymarine Holdings Ltd. Raymarine is considered a world leader in marine electronics, providing electronic equipment for recreational boating and light-commercial marine markets. Based in Portsmouth, England, it reported $170 million in revenue last year. Flir, a Portland-based … [Read more...]
±0.5% Tolerance Chip NTC Thermistors
Murata Electronics North America added the ±0.5% tolerance option to its NCP series negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor line. The ultra-tight tolerance thermistor is offered for consumer, industrial and automotive temperature ranges (-40°C to +150°C), and provides a low-cost alternative to integrated circuit (IC) based sensing solutions when high sensing accuracy … [Read more...]
ElectronicsCooling Spring 2010 Print Issue
Did you miss us? For those of you that are faithful readers of Electronics Cooling, we are pleased to inform you that after a short interval of restructuring, we have resumed publication. Given the recent downturn in the economy as a whole, and specifically within the electronics thermal management community, we can hope that this is a sign of improvement and recovery. We will … [Read more...]