Aavid announces surface mount heat sink for D3PAK.RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1997-- High Conductivity Materials Maximize Cooling, Minimize Board Space 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 providing thermal management solutions, announces the latest surface mountable 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. for maximized cooling and minimized board real estate for the D3Pak power device (JEDEC The division of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) that deals with semiconductor standards (officially, the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association of EIA). JEDEC was formed in 1958 when the Joint Electron Tube Engineering Council (JETEC) split into two Joint Electron Device TO-268). Aavid's new SMT (1) (Surface Mount Technology) See surface mount. (2) (Station ManagemenT) An FDDI network management protocol that provides direct management. Only one node requires the software. SMT - Station Management product offers substantial thermal performance results when compared to more costly and space consuming metal substrate solutions. The heat sinks are available either bulk packaged or in standard tape and reel packaging for automated assembly using pick-and-place equipment. "As electronic assembly shifts to surface mount technology, designers require heat sinks that are compact and that maximize thermal cooling," says Jeff Schindler, Aavid automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. manager. "The D3Pak requires only an additional .090-inch on each side of the semiconductor mounting pad making it a truly compact, high density, low profile, optimized solution," Schindler added. Expanding Performance Boundaries Aavid's D3Pak thermal solution allows circuit designers to decrease the device case temperature by 17 degrees Celsius at 2 Watts power dissipation, or increase the maximum power handling capability of the device by 1 Watt (over that achievable without an added heat sink solution in 100 LFM LFM Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) LFM Leaders for Manufacturing (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) LFM Lateral Force Microscopy LFM Linear Feet per Minute LFM Looking for More forced airflow cooling environment). Manufactured utilizing advanced automated stamping techniques, Aavid makes its surface mount thermal solutions of high conductivity copper. Coating the heat sinks with a 63/37 tin/lead solder solder (sŏd`ər), metal alloy used in the molten state as a metallic binder. The type of solder to be used is determined by the metals to be united. Soft solders are commonly composed of lead and tin and have low melting points. Hard solders (i. makes attachment easy in any surface mount process. In addition, Aavid designs all parts with a flat surface ideal for automated assembly using standard vacuum pick-and-place equipment. Aavid's surface mount thermal solutions offer a 30 percent improvement in thermal resistance from case-to-ambient over that achievable by the device alone. By comparison, circuit designers need to add on the order of 1.5 inches of extra copper around the device on the circuit board to achieve the same thermal performance. Availability and Pricing Samples of the D3Pak solution are now available and the product will begin shipping in production quantities by March. The product is priced at $0.34 in 10K quantities in tape and reel packaging. For additional product and pricing information contact: Aavid's Customer Service Department, Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc., 603-528-3400. Company Background Aavid Thermal Technologies, listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (AATT) following its initial public offering in February 1996, provides thermal management solutions to the power and digital electronics industries. 1996 sales, which totaled approximately $81.7 million, were driven by the principal industries served by Aavid including: computers (23%), transportation (22%), telecommunications (24%) power supplies and uninterrupted power supplies (15%) and motor controls and power conversion (16%). Aavid is the world's leading provider of thermal technologies for removing potentially damaging heat in digital and power electronics products. Aavid is evolving to service 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 Technologies 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. -0- Editor's Notes: Photos are available. CONTACT: Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. Patrick Riley 603-528-3400 riley@aavid.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Lee Kemmler/Kevin Kempskie 617-536-0470 lkemmler@miller.shandwick.com kkempskie@shandwick.com |
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