Technology is advancing at a breakneck pace with everything getting smaller and more powerful. Today's smart phones performance embarrasses computers built before the 2000's. Micro-chip processors are now so small you can put them into anything, including 'high tech' home appliances like blenders and ovens. These devices are small and powerful using more energy than ever before demanding cutting edge batteries or high amounts of power.
With this though is also the problem of heat generation. These devices consume so much energy that they also generate huge amounts of heat (just feel the underside of your notebook computer). Electronic engineers have battled heat issues by adding on components like fans, coolants, and heat sinks. Others have approached the issue by creating chip sets and integrated circuits (IC's) that are high-heat resistant.
High-heat resistant IC's have gotten increasingly popular on account of not needing supplemental components. Imagine having the capacity to build devices which work in extreme conditions like in a mine or even in the desert with no need to continually cool the device. This permits for the increase of usefulness of the unit while also increasing it's stability and the durability of the device. If the device is high-heat resistant the concerns of deterioration as a result of overheating are minimized and in some conditions, negated.
This also permits a coupling of technologies too. A high-heat resistant device including a cooling system would allow a computer to go into an array of extreme conditions on the globe and last in any situation. Such as a situation where a firefighter gets separated in a fire, using a device that can handle extreme heat that firefighter could navigate them self away from danger or send a distress signal. The situations in which a high-heat resistant device could possibly be used is really a long list.
While devices such as this exist they are still pricey as any technology that first emerges. However high-heat testing facilities that focus on IC thermal testing systems, high-heat resistant components like electrical bias boards, data acquisition boards, and the capacity to custom create thermal testing systems it is merely a matter of time before high-heat resistant devices come to be a more prominent component of daily use technology. The possibilities of heat resistance devices are endless and they help overcome an enormous challenge electrical engineers have been dealing with for years. The advantages of these kind of high-heat resistant devices will continue to grow as technology speeds ahead. Or until somebody invents cold fusion or a super conductor.
With this though is also the problem of heat generation. These devices consume so much energy that they also generate huge amounts of heat (just feel the underside of your notebook computer). Electronic engineers have battled heat issues by adding on components like fans, coolants, and heat sinks. Others have approached the issue by creating chip sets and integrated circuits (IC's) that are high-heat resistant.
High-heat resistant IC's have gotten increasingly popular on account of not needing supplemental components. Imagine having the capacity to build devices which work in extreme conditions like in a mine or even in the desert with no need to continually cool the device. This permits for the increase of usefulness of the unit while also increasing it's stability and the durability of the device. If the device is high-heat resistant the concerns of deterioration as a result of overheating are minimized and in some conditions, negated.
This also permits a coupling of technologies too. A high-heat resistant device including a cooling system would allow a computer to go into an array of extreme conditions on the globe and last in any situation. Such as a situation where a firefighter gets separated in a fire, using a device that can handle extreme heat that firefighter could navigate them self away from danger or send a distress signal. The situations in which a high-heat resistant device could possibly be used is really a long list.
While devices such as this exist they are still pricey as any technology that first emerges. However high-heat testing facilities that focus on IC thermal testing systems, high-heat resistant components like electrical bias boards, data acquisition boards, and the capacity to custom create thermal testing systems it is merely a matter of time before high-heat resistant devices come to be a more prominent component of daily use technology. The possibilities of heat resistance devices are endless and they help overcome an enormous challenge electrical engineers have been dealing with for years. The advantages of these kind of high-heat resistant devices will continue to grow as technology speeds ahead. Or until somebody invents cold fusion or a super conductor.
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