Thermal simulation reduces time to design complex burn-in test system
( 01 Apr 2008 )
Antares Advanced Test Technologies used Flomerics’ Flotherm thermal simulation software to develop a new burn-in test system for electronic components in one-third the amount of time that would have been required using conventional design methods. The design of the test system was challenging because of the need to maintain low thermal resistance between the heating and cooling systems and the device under test while compensating for variations in device height. “By using thermal simulation to evaluate a considerable number of design alternatives without building prototypes we were able to develop a design that met all of the customer’s requirements in only two and a half weeks,” said Trevor Moody, Thermal and Mechanical Engineer for Antares, based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Flomerics, www.flomerics.com
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Antares reduces time to design complex test system by 2/3 using Flotherm Thermal Simulation Software.
