Technical Articles From Nextreme Thermal Solutions, Inc.

Embedded Thermoelectric Cooling

Mar 25, 2008 | Jesko von Windheim, Nextreme Thermal Solutions

Thin film thermoelectric devices offer a fundamentally new operating regime for integrated, active cooling solutions and localized thermal management, yet the assembly methodology used to implement these devices is fully compatible with existing surface mount approaches. In order to take advantage of these unique characteristics, thin film thermoelectric devices need to be designed for the appropriate thermal and form-factor environments, with system-level constraints carefully considered as an integral part of the overall design process....