Classifying and Understanding Thermal Interface Materials ...

Classifying and Understanding Thermal Interface Materials for Power LED Applications David L. Saums, Principal DS&A LLC. Amesbury MA USA. IMAPS France 7th European Advanced Technology Workshop on Thermal Management and Micropackaging La Rochelle, France 1-2 February 2012. Copyright 2012 DS&A LLC. Selection of Thermal Interface Materials Large number of different types of TIMs available from more than 100 vendors. Many competing and similar Materials Reasons: Very large number of different types of applications Used in categories of electronic components and electronic systems today Very widely different requirements for: Performance: Thermal , EOL reliability, gap-filling, compliancy, temperature tolerance Application process needs Function: electrically-conducting, electrically non-conducting, sealing, adhesion or fastening hardware required, other Very different cost tolerance for different applications Dielectric Materials for electrically-live semiconductors a less-common requirement Very different manufacturing process requirements, given the wide range of types of application r

Classifying and Understanding Thermal Interface Materials for Power LED Applications Thermal Interface Materials – Why Is There a Need for New TIMs? • Most basic TIM material: thermal greases

Loading..

Tags:

  Thermal, Understanding, Material, Interface, Classifying, Classifying and understanding thermal interface materials

Information

Related search queries