High Thermal Conductivity of Metal
At some point we have all had experiences which convinced us that metals have a high thermal conductivity. It may have been the hot spoon you lef...
Designing with a Performance Phase Change Material
Generically, a phase change material is one which will store or release energy when it changes phase from solid to liquid or liquid to solid. Acc...
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, CTE Mismatch: Indium and Indium alloys
Materials to be used in packaging of high power semiconductor devices are often chosen by their coefficient of thermal expansion, or CTE. For ins...
Corrosion of Indium-Base Solders
Indium TIMs are not susceptible to this type of metallic corrosion. Image courtesy of www.moonraker.com.au/techni/news2.htm ......
Soldering to Gold with Au/Sn or Tin Solder
Various assemblies utilize solders, including Au/Sn and tin solder, for thermal attachments. These solders perform multiple functions: 1)s...
More Information about the Free Technical Symposium on Thermal Interface Materials
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Free Technical Symposium on Thermal Interface Materials
Along with my fellow engineer, Eric Bastow, I will be hosting a technical symposium on TIM materials, discussing their purpose, commercial options, pe...
Controlling Junction Temperature of LEDs with Thermal Management Materials
The junction temperature in an LED (the p-n junction temperature) is most critical to consider for LED cooling. If this temperature rises above t...
Advanced Packaging Week (Day 5)
“Comparing Package Bond Thermal Performance” by John Parry (Mentor Graphics Corp.) is the final article of Advanced Packaging week.span......
Indium Thermal Benefits
I don’t talk about thermal interface materials much anymore – we have a separate Indium Corporation blog about that.span......