Electrical-Thermal Co-Design of Microsystems
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PROPOSAL Microsystems such as laptop computers, tablets, smart-phones, power electronics equipment, radio-frequency devices, and solid-state lighting are becoming an increasing part of our daily lives. The collective energy consumption by these devices, as well as the associated back-end equipment and facilities continues to grow rapidly and is a major concern for their sustained growth. Reducing the overall energy consumption requires an electrical/thermal co-design approach, e.g. [1]. Development of a modeling framework to enable co-design involves multiple challenges. Both electrical and thermal models require a transient formulation. Spatial and temporal dependences are multi-scale, often involving more than ten decades. Yet, the simulation framework has to be able to provide rapid responses, in order for real time control of hardware. This mini-symposium will explore the challenges and possible approaches for co-design of microsystems. It will involve a number of invited presentations.
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