Andrea Sce1 and Lorenzo Caporale1
Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Volume 525, Eurotherm Seminar 102: Thermal Management of Electronic Systems 18–20 June 2014, Limerick, Ireland
Citation Andrea Sce and Lorenzo Caporale 2014 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 525 012020DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/525/1/012020
Abstract
Finding a good solution for thermal management problems is every day more complex. due to the power density and the required performances. When a solution suitable for high volumes is needed. die-casting and extrusion are the most convenient technologies. However designers have to face the well-known limitations for those processes. High Density Die Casting (HDDC) is a process under advanced development. in order to overcome the extrusion and traditional die casting limits by working with alloys having much better thermal performances than the traditional die-casting process. while keeping the advantages of a flexible 3D design and a low cost for high volumes. HDDC offers the opportunity to design combining different materials (aluminium and copper. aluminium and stainless steel) obtaining a structure with zero porosity and overcoming some of die-casting limits. as shown in this paper. A dedicated process involving embedded heat pipes is currently under development in order to offer the possibility to dramatically improve the heat spreading.
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