Computer-Aided Design

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Power Supply

Electronic Design Presents Thermal Design for Modern DC/DC Converters

TI's Dorian Brillet de Cande provides tips and details for dc/dc converter designers.
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Automation

What’s the Difference Between Thermal-Interface Pads and Gels?

Advances in thermal-interface gels for thermal cooling and sealing apps give them advantages over gap-filler pads. Understand the differences and learn at what volume it might...
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Automotive

Maximize Thermal Performance in Automotive DC-DC Converters

Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Proper PCB layout is vital in terms of dissipating heat. An innovative flip-chip QFN packaging technology is helping achieve that goal.
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Power

How to Design an Optimal Electronic Load for High-Current, Low-Voltage Power Supplies (Part 1)

The first part of this three-part series explores why special electronic loads are needed, delving into their electrical characteristics and their role in power-supply test.
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Automotive

Accelerate Thermal Design for Autonomous Vehicles

Siemens is addressing end-to-end thermal design for autonomous vehicles that need to track everything from battery-pack design to electronics for the powertrain.
Unstructured Grids Help Solve Thermal-Simulation Issues
Automation

Unstructured Grids Help Solve Thermal-Simulation Issues

Consumer demands for sleek products crammed with high-function hardware means that engineers must explore new, and faster, ways to analyze the thermal properties of their designs...