The two previous posts in this series provided an introduction to thermal interface materials (TIM) and a description of why TIM’s are used to facilitate heat transfer across tow surfaces.  This post will cover two types of thermal interface materials: Thermally conductive and electrically conductive Thermally conductive and electrically insulating There are many ... [Click to Continue...]

This post will discuss the rationale for using thermal interface materials.  The question is: why would someone go to through the effort to put a thermal interface material (TIM) between two surfaces?  To answer the question, let’s take a closer look at the interface between two surfaces.  Figure 1 shows a schematic of two typical surfaces when placed in close ... [Click to Continue...]

I was recently on a business trip to Hanoi Vietnam and like many large Asian cities, there were plenty of people on scooters as their primary means of transportation.  At first glance, it seemed to be total chaos with scooters, cars, buses all careening around the city streets.  In contrast to the United States, there were very few traffic lights, so pedestrians had to quickly ... [Click to Continue...]