Hotspot Thermal Management via Thin-Film Evaporation—Part I: Experimental Characterization

The presence of hotspots with extreme heat fluxes and temperatures in high-performance electronics has led to severe thermal management challenges in the semiconductor industry. Our work experimentally investigates the potential of capillary-fed thin-film evaporation as a thermal management solution for devices where hotspots are superposed with mild background heating. The front side of our test ...