The Importance of Thermal Management for Power Devices
Understanding the thermal performance of integrated circuits, whether they are microcontrollers, FPGAs, or processors, has always been essential to avoid the overheating that can cause circuit malfunctions. The miniaturization of electronic systems and the diffusion of components that generate a lot of heat, such as LEDs, make the role of thermal analysis more and more important as a tool to guarantee the good functioning and reliability of products.Unfortunately, however, the electronics industry does not yet seem to be fully prepared for this new challenge: in fact, component manufacturers often provide very scarce information on the thermal behavior of their devices, sometimes limiting themselves to the simple fact of dissipation overall.....