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Sensors Measure Microwave Heating

March 18, 2010

A line of microwave heater sensor chips from State of the Art, Inc. has been developed for a wide range of thermal management applications. Using platinum on alumina and oxidized silicon, the sensor chips are ideal for determining the thermal resistance of substrates and integrated circuits (ICs). The line includes the model TM365 with two thermal sensors in close proximity to the heater for extremely stringent temperature control, and the model TM364 single sensor with moderate temperature control. The self-heating of the sensors is below 4 mW/C. Both devices are designed for use to +250C.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.