Thermal Design Solutions

In today’s highly competitive market, almost every aspect of electronic design is very important. Why? Because failure in one or two areas can affect many other functionalities. Inadequate consideration of major and minor design issues can, therefore, result in the loss of business opportunities. And this is what is happening with several electronics companies in the consumer electronics market and other industries. These days, mobile phones and other handheld devices available in the market are small but come with amazing features. These devices became possible because of the tremendous advances in several engineering areas, including thermal engineering. Just over a decade ago, it was unthinkable to have a device the size of a palm dissipating 3 watts. That is now possible through a combination of creative hardware and software thermal designs. What was years ago an afterthought in electronic design considerations, many companies now have dedicated thermal engineers jus...