To celebrate Professor Avi Bar-Cohen's 65th birthday, this unique volume is a collection of recent advances and emerging research from various luminaries and experts in the field. Cutting-edge technologies and research related to thermal management and thermal packaging of micro- and nanoelectronics are covered, including enhanced heat transfer, heat sinks, liquid cooling, phase change materials, synthetic jets, computational heat transfer, electronics reliability, 3D packaging, thermoelectrics, data centers, and solid state lighting. This book can be used by researchers and practitioners of...

This book provides an overview of nanocomposite materials that can be used as embedded dielectric layer in high-density electronic packaging, for decoupling, filtering, energy storage or electrostatic discharge suppressing, etc. Some fundamental models used to analyze or predict the dielectric behavior of ceramic/polymer, conductor/polymer, and semiconductor/polymer composites are reviewed. This book also introduces design and synthesis of some novel hybrid filler particles, as well as graft modification on the polymer matrix to improve dielectric performance.

This book provides an introduction to the cost modeling for electronic systems that is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in electrical, mechanical and industrial engineering, and professionals involved with electronics technology development and management. This book melds elements of traditional engineering economics with manufacturing process and life-cycle cost management concepts to form a practical foundation for predicting the cost of electronic products and systems. Various manufacturing cost analysis methods are addressed including: process-flow, parametric,...