- January 25, 2011
January 25, 2011 - Nextreme Thermal Solutions introduces the OptoCooler HV37 thin-film thermoelectric coolers (TECs) to address photonics cooling applications with larger heat pumping requirements. At 85°C, the OptoCooler HV37 can pump 4.5 watts or 107W/cm2 of heat in footprint of only 6 mm2. The device is only 0.6mm high, making it one of the thinnest heat-pumping TECs in the photonics market today.At 85°C, the OptoCooler HV37 can create a temperature differential (deltaT) of up to 60°C between its hot and cold sides, and operates at a maximum voltage of 7.7V, making it compatible with commonly found board-level currents and voltages. At 25°C, the device can create a deltaT of up to 50°C with a maximum voltage of 5.9V.The OptoCooler HV37 is RoHS-compliant and is manufactured using gold-tin (AuSn) solder, which enables assembly temperatures as high as 320°C. These assembly temperatures make the HV37 module compatible with industry standard processes for packaging photonics devices that require tight tolerances.Nextreme recommends the use of its thermal modeling, design and engineering services to deliver fully-optimized thermal management solutions. Nextreme routinely conducts analytical and numerical thermal modeling at all design levels from component to module to subsystem. Advanced analysis of complex systems, components or packages often requires more detailed modeling to understand heat flow and thermal gradients.