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Microelectronic Thermal Management: Theory and Practice
Thermal Management, Electronic Cooling, Heat Sinks, Junction Temperature, Thermal Interface Materials
Created byS Manikandan, Anusuya K
Last updated 3/2025
English
What you'll learn
- Understand how heat is generated and managed in electronic devices.
- Understanding the modes of heat transfer in microelectronic devices
- Calculate the junction temperatures using thermal resistance models.
- Select suitable cooling methods like heat sinks, fans, and TIMs.
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Course content
2 sections • 12 lectures • 1h 18m total length
Requirements
- This course is open to all learners with a basic understanding of heat transfer principles and electronic components such as ICs and PCBs. Prior experience in thermal management is not required, making it accessible even to beginners. However, familiarity with concepts like conduction, convection, and thermal resistance, along with a general background in physics or electrical circuits, will be helpful.
Description
"Hello everyone, and welcome to the course on Microelectronic Thermal Management. I’m Dr. Anusuya Kathirvel, and I’ll be co-instructing this course along with Dr. S. Manikandan.
This course is designed to help you understand how thermal challenges arise in modern electronics and, more importantly, how we tackle them using engineering principles and practical solutions. You’ll get to explore how heat is generated inside integrated circuits, what happens if it isn’t properly managed, and how we can design components like heat sinks and evaluate junction temperatures and understand the thermal interface materials.
We’ll be blending theory with real-world design case studies—so by the end of the course, you won’t just know the science—you’ll be able to apply it to real-world applications." We will be starting from the fundamentals—like why electronics get hot, how heat flows in and out of chips, and what causes thermal failure. Then we move to real-world systems: heat sinks, fans, thermal interface materials, and advanced cooling techniques. You will also learn how to read datasheets, interpret thermal resistance values, and calculate junction temperatures. The goal is to build your confidence so that by the end of this course, you can select or even design a cooling solution for any electronic device.
Who this course is for:
- This course is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students in mechanical, electrical, electronics, and energy engineering who want to gain practical and theoretical knowledge in thermal management of electronic systems. It is also valuable for early-career engineers, researchers, and professionals working in the fields of electronic packaging, embedded systems, power electronics, or semiconductor design. If you’re interested in understanding how to design reliable and energy-efficient electronic devices—from smartphones to satellites—this course will equip you with the tools and insights needed to tackle real-world thermal challenges in microelectronics.