Aavid Announces Pocket Cooler Active Thermal Solution for Power IC's and BGA Chips.TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1998-- New Solution Offers High Reliability to Help Lengthen Product Life Cycles Today at Computex Taipei COMPUTEX Taipei, or Taipei International Information Technology Show (Traditional Chinese: 台北國際電腦展 , 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 a new family of fan heat sinks - Pocket Coolers(tm) - optimized to cool Ball Grid Array “BGA” redirects here. For other uses, see BGA (disambiguation). A ball grid array (BGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits. (BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. ) chips. Aavid designed its new thermal solutions for applications where space is a premium, including those utilizing compact peripheral connection interface (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). ) recommendations. Aavid's initially available 3680 solution provides a 1.5(degree)C degree per watt performance in a highly reliable, low profile fan heat sink. Applications include cooling microprocessors, chip sets, upgrading existing passive BGA heat sinks, and spot cooling hot IC's (integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. ) in a variety of industries including computer, automotive, and telecommunications. "This new solution answers a demand in the marketplace for an active, low profile heat sink delivering high performance and reliability," said Christopher Chapman, computer industry manager for Aavid Thermal Products. "This family of solutions is ideal for retvofitting IC's, where spot cooling is necessary." Pocket Cooler heat sinks are light-weight solutions, with product heights measuring between 7mm to 15mm. To ensure product reliability in harsh environments, the fan used on this product has a minimum life of 50,000 hours at 25(degree)C. Aavid's Pocket Cooler solution offers low profile assembly and allows fast installation to IC's through the use of a common two-pin connector. Customers have the option of purchasing the heat sink with or without a pre-applied interface material. Pocket Cooler Features Three Pocket Cooler product offerings are available. The first is the 3680 heat sink which is recommended for Socket 7 CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. cooling and other IC cooling. The 3681 is an innovative solution for high power BGA devices and uses easy to install Push-Pins(TM). These brass fasteners are excellent in very rigorous shock and vibration environments. The 3682 is a low profile fan blower a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and ventilation; a fanner. See also: Fan with an aluminum base which is used for systems that need to provide air flow but cannot use traditional cooling. Pricing and Availability The 3680 is priced at $9.72, the 3681 is $13.75, and the 3682 is $ 9.23 each in 1,000 piece quantities. The 3680 is currently available and the 3681 and 3682 will begin shipping in the third quarter of 1998. 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, power supplies and uninterrupted power supplies, motor controls and power conversion. Aavid services diversified 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. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 Matters discussed in this news release are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, fluctuation in the semiconductor markets, competitive products and pricing, availability of aluminum and other raw materials and other risks indicated in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Photographs are available on request.
CONTACT: Aavid Thermal Products, Inc.
Judie Hart
603-224-9988
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Miller-Shandwick Technologies
Lee Kemmler/Liz Goodwill
617-536-0470
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