Cooling for CMOS Sensors

The ability to rapidly provide high quality images makes CMOS Sensors useful in machine vision & learning applications as well as object detection & recognition. Examples of these applications are machine vision for robots & drones, optical character recognition, barcode readers, scanners, astronomical and satellite photography and the enhancement of radar images for weather forecasting. CMOS Sensors also enable capturing of high-resolution images in light spectrums that are not visible to the human eye, which is particularly useful in high-end scientific cameras.

AA-040-24-22 Air-to-Air

The AA-040-24-22 is an Air-to-Air Thermoelectric Assembly (TEA) that uses impingement flow to transfer heat. It offers dependable, compact performance by cooling objects via convection. Heat is absorbed and dissipated through high density heat exchangers equipped with air ducted shrouds and brand name fans. The heat pumping action is created by thermoelectric modules, which are custom designed to achieve a high coefficient of performance (COP). It has a maximum Qc of 41 Watts when ΔT = 0 and a maximum ΔT of 43 °C at Qc = 0.


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AA-040-12-22 Air-to-Air

The AA-040-12-22 is an Air-to-Air Thermoelectric Assembly (TEA) that uses impingement flow to transfer heat. It offers dependable, compact performance by cooling objects via convection. Heat is absorbed and dissipated through high density heat exchangers equipped with air ducted shrouds and brand name fans. The heat pumping action is created by thermoelectric modules, which are custom designed to achieve a high coefficient of performance (COP). It has a maximum Qc of 41 Watts when ΔT = 0 and a maximum ΔT of 43 °C at Qc = 0.


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AA-034-12-22 Air-to-Air

The AA-034-12-22 is an Air-to-Air Thermoelectric Assembly (TEA) that uses impingement flow to transfer heat. It offers dependable, compact performance by cooling objects via convection. Heat is absorbed and dissipated through high density heat exchangers equipped with air ducted shrouds and brand name fans. The heat pumping action is created by thermoelectric modules, which are custom designed to achieve a high coefficient of performance (COP). It has a maximum Qc of 33 Watts when ΔT = 0 and a maximum ΔT of 35 °C at Qc = 0.


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Semiconductor Metrology Equipment

The key to cost effective production has been through implementation of automated metrology systems. Traditionally, metrology refers to measurement of any type of physical dimensions. In the film manufacturing industry automated metrology systems measure parameters such as thickness, refractive index, resistivity and stress of the thin films. However, these systems are not only used to track the physical properties of the material, but also to feed this information back into the manufacturing process.

X-ray Cooling in Industrial Scanners

Introduction

Industrial scanning equipment like X-ray machines are used in a wide variety of applications, ranging from non-destructive evaluation looking for manufacturing defects and contaminants to scanning trucks or baggage to ensure safety and security. X-ray inspection can be used for both process and quality control in automated assembly lines. Only a small portion of the energy generated by these systems is emitted as X-rays; the balance is released as heat.




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Energy Storage Systems

Background

Energy storage systems (ESS) have the power to impart flexibility to the electric grid and offer a back-up power source. Energy storage systems are vital when municipalities experience blackouts, states-of-emergency, and infrastructure failures that lead to power outages. ESS technology is having a significant impact on a wide range of markets, including data centers that utilize uninterrupted power supplies (UPS) and telecom base stations that utilize battery back-up systems.




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Thermal Management for Semiconductor Metrology Equipment

Introduction

The history of thin film semiconductor manufacturing has been one of constant process improvement. This constant process improvement was necessary in order to establish cost effective high yielding production lines as they struggled to keep pace with Moore’s law. All of this has been made possible through the integration of automated metrology systems with statistical process control. 




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Liquid to Liquid Ambient Cooling Systems for Semiconductor Tools

Introduction

Cooling and temperature control systems are used throughout semiconductor fabrication facilities. In fabrication facilities both large and small, hundreds to thousands of cooling systems are installed and operate continuously. The processes employed are usually setup as copy-exact, which means the process systems are developed and transferred from the OEM of the process tool. These critical production tools used in semiconductor fabrication facilities are required to be reliable and easy to service to deliver minimum downtime.




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Corrosion Prevention in Cooling Loops

For applications requiring high purity of the process cooling fluid, corrosion causes contamination. Nevertheless, in most applications, metal corrosion can be prevented by using the right materials and techniques.

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