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Thermal Management Challenges and Requirements of 3 types of Microelectronic Devices

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New technical paper titled “A Review on Transient Thermal Management of Electronic Devices” from researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

Abstract
“Much effort in the area of electronics thermal management has focused on developing cooling solutions that cater to steady-state operation. However, electronic devices are increasingly being used in applications involving time-varying workloads. These include microprocessors (particularly those used in portable devices), power electronic devices such as insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs), and high-power semiconductor laser diode arrays. Transient thermal management solutions become essential to ensure the performance and reliability of such devices. In this review, emerging transient thermal management requirements are identified, and cooling solutions reported in the literature for such applications are presented with a focus on time scales of thermal response. Transient cooling techniques employing actively controlled two-phase microchannel heat sinks, phase change materials (PCM), heat pipes/vapor chambers, combined PCM-heat pipes/vapor chambers, and flash boiling systems are examined in detail. They are compared in terms of their thermal response times to ascertain their suitability for the thermal management of pulsed workloads associated with microprocessor chips, IGBTs, and high-power laser diode arrays. Thermal design guidelines for the selection of appropriate package level thermal resistance and capacitance combinations are also recommended.”

Find the technical paper here. Published March 2022.

Mathew, J., and Krishnan, S. (August 6, 2021). “A Review on Transient Thermal Management of Electronic Devices.” ASME. J. Electron. Packag. March 2022; 144(1): 010801. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050002.

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