Aavid Introduces Heat Sinks for Intel's Slot II Pentium II Xeon Microprocessors.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1998-- Thermal Management Solutions in Production Worldwide to cool Intel's Newest Microprocessor 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 solutions for power and digital electronics, announced the worldwide availability of thermal solutions optimized to cool Intel's Pentium(R) II Xeon(tm) microprocessor. Aavid's new thermal solutions incorporate system level thermal optimization and robust mechanical attachment to the processor cartridge and motherboard Also called the "system board," it is the main printed circuit board in an electronic device, which contains sockets that accept additional boards. In a desktop computer, the motherboard contains the CPU, chipset, PCI bus slots, AGP slot, memory sockets and controller circuits for the . "CFD CFD - Computational Fluid Dynamics (Computational Fluid Dynamic) analysis of system-level and component-level thermal performance have shaped these designs to meet the requirements of the system integrator See systems integrator. ," says Aavid Marketing Manager Chris Chapman. "Phase-change interface material, locating pins, holes for standard hardware, and features for the heat sink 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. support that attaches to the motherboard, are included as standard features." Thermal Performance Using IcePak(R) CFD thermal modeling software by Fluent fluent /flu·ent/ (floo´int) flowing effortlessly; said of speech. Inc., Aavid has optimized an Intel-enabled, lower-cost Aavid version of the heat sink for various OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and chassis designs. The IcePak computational fluid dynamics Computational fluid dynamics The numerical approximation to the solution of mathematical models of fluid flow and heat transfer. Computational fluid dynamics is one of the tools (in addition to experimental and theoretical methods) available to solve software determines the flow and direction of system airflow around the heat sink and inside a computer server chassis. Aavid has designed two heat sinks as a result of the analysis: 027846 (Intel enabled) and 028908 (Aavid version). Aavid optimized both versions for single, dual, and quad array of Xeon microprocessors. Performance The thermal performance, based upon typical server airflow, of the 027846 is 0.72(Degree)C/watt and the 028908 is 0.73(Degree)C/watt. The heat sinks attach directly to the package of the Pentium II Xeon (processor) Pentium II Xeon - The successor to Intel Corporation's Pentium II processor. The Xeon has the same P6 core as existing Pentium Pro/Pentium II units, but it supports a 100 MHz system bus and offers as much as 2 MB of level 2 cache. http://intel. microprocessor. All Aavid thermal solutions for applications using the Intel Pentium II Xeon microprocessor include mounting holes for standard hardware attachment. Pricing and Availability Aavid is in volume production of both thermal solutions worldwide. In quantities of 5,000 the 027846 is $10.75 per unit, the 028908 is $9.53; both include the interface material. Prototype quantities and pricing are also available. 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. Photographs are available on request. Xeon is a trademark and Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corp. IcePak is a registered trademark of Fluent Inc. CONTACT: Miller-Shandwick Technologies Lee Kemmler/Liz Goodwill, 617-536-0470 lkemmler@miller.shandwick.com lgoodwill@miller.shandwick.com |
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