Power Electronics

Heatsinks

Polycarbonate Grade Can Replace Aluminum In LED Heat Sinks 
Mar 26, 2012
The light emitting diode (LED) market is booming as consumers switch from incandescent bulbs to more energy efficient LEDs. ...

iPhone App Helps Optimize Heat Sinks to Cooling Needs 
Feb 8, 2012
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. has developed a heat sink design calculator, as an iPhone app, that identifies the proper heat sinks to solve most component-level cooling issues. ...

High Power Density Heat Sinks 
Jan 9, 2012
Designed for applications requiring high power densities and where forced air cooling is present, Ohmite has released a larger version of their MV/MA 102 heat sink which, due to longer and more efficient fin extrusions, give nearly twice the thermal performance. ...

Power Resistor Heat Sinks 
Dec 14, 2011
Designed for applications requiring high power densities and where forced air cooling is present, Ohmite has released a larger version of their MV/MA heatsink which provides even more heat dissipation. ...

Heat Sinks Feature Push Pin Mounting 
Aug 31, 2011
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) now provides maxiFLOW(tm) heat sinks with an integral push pin mounting system for fast, safe attachment of the heat sinks onto BGAs and other hot components...

Heat Sinks Feature Push Pin Mounting 
Aug 24, 2011
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) now provides maxiFLOW(tm) heat sinks with an integral push pin mounting system for fast, safe attachment of the heat sinks onto BGAs and other hot components...

Heat Sinks Feature Push Pin Mounting 
Aug 12, 2011
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) now provides maxiFLOW(tm) heat sinks with an integral push pin mounting system for fast, safe attachment of the heat sinks onto BGAs and other hot components...

One Powerful Decade Update: Vapor Chamber Heat Sinks 
Aug 1, 2010
Using vapor chambers can be an efficient way to manage heat in today’s small die, high-power semiconductor devices where effective cooling helps ensure long component life and reliability...

All-Metal Bonded-Fin Heat Sinks Shrink Size, Improve Thermal Characteristics 
May 1, 2010
Ever-increasing levels of heat in today's power electronics necessitate constant efforts to increase heat sink efficiency by expanding the number of extended...

Ultra High Ratio Extrusion Heat Sinks Improve Cooling 
May 1, 2010
Minimizing cost and maximizing thermal performance are the obvious goals of cooling a power semiconductor. Thermal performance is related to the power...

Flared-Pin Heat Sinks Provide an Alternative for Natural Convection 
May 26, 2009
Cool Innovations Inc. introduced a line of flared pin fin heat sinks that provide cooling power specifically optimized for natural convection environments. They feature a rugged array of round pins and are suitable for harsh industrial environments....

Reticulated Metal Foams Build Better Heatsinks 
Nov 1, 2007
An alternative to conventional finned heatsinks and coldplates, blocks of RMF material can provide greater cooling for power modules with high levels of power dissipation....

Nonlinear Fin Patterns Keep Cold Plates Cooler 
Feb 1, 2007
Altering the fin geometry of liquid-cooled cold plates improves their thermal efficiency....

Microchannels Take Heatsinks to the Next Level 
Nov 1, 2006
The convective performance of microchannel cooling systems for high-power electronics can be improved to the point where the total thermal resistivity is no longer dominated by the heatsink....

Enhance Triac Reliability Through Thermal Design 
Sep 1, 2006
Appliance applications illustrate how to perform the necessary thermal calculations using datasheet information supplied by the semiconductor vendor....

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