Aavid Announces Pin Fin Thermal Solutions for Cooling High-End 3-D Video Cards.ANAHEIM Anaheim (ăn`əhīm), city (1990 pop. 266,406), Orange co., S Calif., SE of Los Angeles; inc. 1870. Anaheim was founded by Germans in 1857 as an experiment in communal living. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1998-- One-Stop Solution Includes Push Pin Attachments and Interface Material Today at Wescon/IC Expo '98, Aavid Thermal Products, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AATT AATT Advanced Air Transportation Technologies (NASA air traffic control project) AATT Advanced Aviation Transportation Technology AATT Advanced Air Traffic Technologies (US FAA) AATT Absolute Arrival Time Technique ), the world's leader in thermal management for power and digital electronics, announced its solutions for cooling high-end video cards for computers. Aavid has designed its video card coolers as drop-in solutions that allow for changes in video card layouts and chip sets by the customer. In addition, the new pin fin heat sinks A material that absorbs heat. Typically made of aluminum, heat sinks are widely used in amplifiers and other electronic devices that build up heat. Small heat sinks are the most economical method for cooling microprocessors and other chips. feature two easy installing spring-loaded push pins. The end result is a thermal solution that meets the demands of the cost-conscious computer peripheral market. Cutting Customer Costs According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Aavid Marketing Manager Chris Chapman, "Aavid has focused on the business challenges, as well as the thermal challenges facing our customers. Our engineers work with our customer's system engineer to develop standard hole placement in the video board. This allows customers to drop-in solutions for new boards, or change heat sinks to accommodate product changes to high-performance chips. Also by keeping the hole pattern standard, the system can utilize thermal designs that provide `keep-out' areas to accommodate future components as necessary." In addition to supporting easy evolution to future products, Aavid's pin fin video chip thermal solutions reduce customer manufacturing time and costs. Aavid's patented push pins are the simplest technique for installing heat sinks to circuit boards in high volumes. Aavid offers two versions, a low-cost plastic version or a brass version for high reliability in extreme conditions. Aavid video card thermal solutions also include standard phase-change thermal interface pads to insure Insure can mean:
A measure of the ability of a material to transfer heat. Given two surfaces on either side of the material with a temperature difference between them, the thermal conductivity is the heat energy transferred per unit time and per unit . Pricing and Availability Aavid's video card cooling solutions with attachment pins and interface material are available now for $1.08 a unit for quantities of 10,000 with plastic pins; and $1.24 a unit for quantities of 10,000 with brass pins. They are also available in prototype quantities. For additional pricing, technical specifications and assistance, contact: customer service department, Aavid Thermal Products, Inc., 603-224-9988. Company Background Aavid Thermal Products, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AATT) is the world's leading provider of thermal technologies for removing damaging heat from digital and power electronics. 1997 sales totaled $135 million and were driven by the principal industries served by Aavid including: computers, transportation, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , power supplies and uninterrupted power supplies, motor controls and power conversion. Aavid services diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s markets in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and the Far East. Additional information on Aavid Thermal Products is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.aavid.com. Photographs are available on request. CONTACT: Miller-Shandwick Technologies Lee Kemmler/Liz Goodwill, 617/536-0470 lkemmler@miller.shandwick.com lgoodwill@miller.shandwick.com |
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