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March 26, 2008  |   A Penton Media Publication  |   Volume 6 Number 9  
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Table Of Contents
Commentary: Liquid Cooling Is Coming To Chips and Boards
CIPS 2008 Explored Reliability and Many Other Issues
Thin-Film Battery Is Poised For Commercialization
APEC Draws 2600 Attendees
Magnetics Plant Is Recognized for Safety and Health Management
Stable Inductor Increases Current-Sense Accuracy
Op amp Delivers Precision At High Voltage
FET Drivers Feature High Performance, Small Package
4-A Buck Regulator Now Comes in Military Grade
Events
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Top Story

Commentary: Liquid Cooling Is Coming To Chips and Boards
This month at the www.powerelectronics.com, online columnist Lou Pechi argues that the now-popular techniques for cooling chips and pc boards are becoming inadequate as levels of power dissipation continue to rise. In addition to discussing why forced air cooling, heatsinks, and vias won’t be able to cope with the heat generated by future ICs, Pechi looks at an emerging technology for liquid cooling and discusses its implications for chip developers and board designers


Industry News

CIPS 2008 Explored Reliability and Many Other Issues
The recent 5th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems (CIPS 2008) in Nuremberg, Germany brought together 232 attendees from industry, research institutes and universities to discuss a variety of advanced power technology topics

Thin-Film Battery Is Poised For Commercialization
Having completed its research and development phase, Oak Ridge Micro-Energy is now entering phase three of its business plan in which it will focus on marketing and licensing its thin-film battery (TFB) technology to partners across all industries

APEC Draws 2600 Attendees
This year’s Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) in Austin drew more than 2600 registered attendees, which is roughly 125 more than last year’s event

Magnetics Plant Is Recognized for Safety and Health Management
RAF Tabtronics, a provider of advanced electromagnetic technologies, reports that its manufacturing facility in Rochester, NY has been approved for participation in OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program


New Products and Services

Stable Inductor Increases Current-Sense Accuracy
From TT electronics’ BI Technologies division, a constant DCR surface-mount power inductor maintains a dc resistance with a shift of only ±2% at room temperature

Op amp Delivers Precision At High Voltage
Texas Instruments’ OPA454 precision power op amp operates on supplies up to 100 V and delivers an output current of ±50 mA with a 150 mA short-circuit limit

FET Drivers Feature High Performance, Small Package
From Maxim Integrated Products, the MAX15024/MAX15025 are high-speed, single/dual MOSFET drivers in a thermally enhanced, 3-mm x 3-mm, TDFN package

4-A Buck Regulator Now Comes in Military Grade
Linear Technology has introduced a military plastic grade (MP-grade) version of its LTC3414 4-MHz synchronous buck regulator


Upcoming Events

Events
April 17 and 18, 2008
AEi Systems’ WCCA/Worst Case Analysis Training Workshops
Los Angeles, California
AEi Systems’ team of power electronics experts will present a new, specialized version of its two-day intensive course that focuses on the fundamentals and methodology of Worst Case Circuit Analysis. WCCA is used to improve reliability and assure that the product performance meets specifications throughout its entire life. For course descriptions, registration or more information, call 310-216-1144 or visit www.AENG.com/wccaclass.asp


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