Thermal Management

Thermal Management in PCB Today

Thermal Management in PCB Today Clearing up the confusion about the IPC 2152 with Mike Jouppi, the “Thermal Man''. Watch this episode and be enlightened about thermal management on PCB, which will be very useful to apply to your next PCB design project. Read Article

PCB Thermal Design Deep Dive with Ethan Pierce

PCB Thermal Design Deep Dive with Ethan Pierce Welcome to the Altium OnTrack Podcast! Today, we are joined by Ethan Pierce, founder of Dodec Labs. He and host Zach Peterson explore the intricacies of thermal management in PCB design. If you’ve ever faced issues with overheating PCBs or want to enhance your PCB thermal design skills, this episode is a must-watch! Listen to the Episode: Watch the Episode: Episode Highlights: Importance of early thermal problem identification Effective PCB Read Article

pcb thermal prototype

How to Design a Thermal Prototype PCB Thermal prototypes give you a chance to experiment with thermal loads on a variety of components. Here’s how to design these PCBs and what you can learn from them. Read Article

thermal prototyping PCB

Why You Should Use Thermal Prototyping Instead of Simulations Of all the potential problems with a design, thermal challenges are often the most difficult to predict. It's also the case that you don't notice a thermal management problem until you have already created prototypes and started testing. At that point, the mechanical team has to modify an enclosure, include any cooling mechanisms, and they may need to change many specs in a product. It's too late in the game to start changing specifications after Read Article

pcb enclosure thermal

Help, My PCB Enclosure is an Oven! If your PCB enclosure traps heat, your board will start cooking. See how you can design an enclosure that helps release excess heat. Read Article

IPC-2221 Calculator

IPC-2221 Calculator for PCB Trace Current and Heating The IPC-2221 standard provides guidance on trace current limit calculations for a given temperature rise limit. Read Article

Efficient Heat Dissipation with SMD Heat Sinks Keeps You From Dropping PCBs

Efficient Heat Dissipation with SMD Heat Sinks Keeps You From Dropping PCBs In electronics, there is the possibility that your PCB can get pretty hot due to power dissipation in certain components. Whenever a component reaches an extreme temperature that goes beyond a component's safe operating range, its lifetime will be greatly reduced or the component may fail immediately. The heat-producing component being defective means the entire PCBA will need to be scrapped. There are many things to consider when dealing with Read Article

Overview of Passive and Active Heat Dissipation Techniques

How to Dissipate Heat: Overview of Passive and Active PCB Heat Dissipation Techniques Do you know which PCB heat dissipation techniques are best for your board? Here’s everything you need to know about active and passive PCB heat dissipation techniques and materials. Read Article

IPC-2152 calculator

Using an IPC-2152 Calculator: Designing to Standards If you look at modern EDA programs, there are many calculators and simulators built into these applications. But one of the areas of simulation that has lagged behind everything else is thermal simulations. Thermal calculations are important particularly in power electronics, and in high-reliability electronics, even if these systems are running lower overall power. There are other instances where we can determine the potential need for an Read Article

Heat sink design basics and PCB heat sink selection

Overview of Heat Sink Design Basics and Principles It’s important for electrical engineers to remember the basics and how they affect our designs. When it comes to thermal management, thermal resistance, and heat sinks, the three main phenomena that drive heat transfer are convection, conduction, and radiation. Heat design strategies for modern PCBs rely on a combination of all three effects, and you should consider a holistic approach to heat management in your PCB. These three fundamental Read Article