CFD Case Study

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSES OF AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT

Conducted a broad range of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analyses for a major manufacturer of automatic test equipment (ATE). This ATE equipment addresses a broad spectrum of the semiconductor industry's testing needs for the design, validation, and test of analog, digital, memory, mixed-signal, and wireless semiconductor devices.

Modeling notes: The lion's share of the CFD work was executed to drive the design of a novel, high-chip density circuit board layout. Predictive results were then compared to experimental mockups and eventually drove the design away from forced convection cooling to one that more heavily leverages heat pipe cooling and other advanced circuit board cooling technologies.