Why Not Just Shove a Heatsink on Top of it? Part 2: Heat Flow Budgets

Why Not Just Shove a Heatsink on Top of it? Part 2: Heat Flow Budgets

Two different package styles, two very different thermal responses when a extruded plate fin heatsink is placed on each. At…

Why Not Just Shove a Heatsink on Top of it? Part 1

Why Not Just Shove a Heatsink on Top of it? Part 1

A common enough question. Heatsinks are often perceived to be the magic answer to all electronics cooling challenges. They should…

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 5: Detailed IC Package Model Calibration Methodology

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 5: Detailed IC Package Model Calibration Methodology

In the royal family of thermal IC package modelling types, a detailed model is King. All critical 3D geometry is…

CFD – Colourful Friday Distractions

CFD – Colourful Friday Distractions

By way of an apology for the more verbose blogs I’ve been issuing recently I’d like to present you with…

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 4: Compact Thermal Models

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 4: Compact Thermal Models

Electronics cooling simulation was born out of the world of CFD, rather fully conjugate heat transfer simulation where convective, radiative…

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 3: JESD51-14

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 3: JESD51-14

The JESD51-14 standard was published in November 2010, prepared by theĀ  JEDEC JC-15 Committee on Thermal Characterization. It outlines a…

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 2: TIM Thermal Conductivity

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 2: TIM Thermal Conductivity

The temperature rise that electronic components attain in operation is due to 3 things. The power that they dissipate, the…

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 1: Them and Us.

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 1: Them and Us.

Before you sell it, or commission it, you want to be sure that it works. Monies have been spent on…

“Why Cartesian Grids Are Good”

“Why Cartesian Grids Are Good”

I put the title in quotes as it’s the title of a blog post by John Chawner at Pointwise who…