Perform Thermal Simulation Early in the Layout Stage (.PDF Download)

Aug. 2, 2016

It’s costly and time-consuming to determine the causes of hotspots on circuit boards, and to attempt to arrive at a “well-tempered” board through multiple iterations once a prototype is approved. A thermal simulation would help to reduce the effort and expense...

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