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Cooling . Jul 06, 2026

Can Passive Cooling Keep Up With Modern Smartphone SoCs? Why Vapor Chambers Are Hitting a Thermal Wall

Smartphone passive cooling uses vapor chambers, graphite sheets, and conduction-based heat spreaders to dissipate SoC thermal energy without moving parts. Even Apple's A19 Pro, one of the most efficient flagship chips on the market, ships in the iPhone 17 Pro Max with a vapor chamber to manage...

Cooling . Mar 26, 2026

Datacenter Cooling Principles, Pocket-Sized Form Factor: Solving Thermal Throttling in Edge AI Devices

Thermal throttling in compact devices is a performance limit triggered when a mobile processor's sustained heat output exceeds what passive cooling can dissipate, forcing a reduction in clock speed. Edge AI is accelerating this problem fast — not because compact devices are approaching...

Cooling . Apr 17, 2023

OnePlus 11 Concept: Taking Cell Phone Cooling to the Next Level

Smartphones have become an essential part of our daily lives, and we rely on them for various tasks, from staying connected with others to access the info on the go. As smartphone technology advances, manufacturers continually strive to improve their devices, making them faster, more efficient, and...

Cooling . Apr 04, 2023

How To Optimize Micropump Design With a Piezo Driver

Micropumps have a range of applications, from transmitting minute amounts of medicine to inkjet printing. Traditional micropump design has relied on mechanical systems, which led to bulky and imprecise machines. By contrast, piezoelectric micropumps offer a more constant fluid flow and steadier...

Cooling . Jun 20, 2022

What Is a Piezoelectric Micropump and What Are Its Uses?

From naturally occurring minerals like topaz and quartz to artificial metals and ceramics, there is a special class of materials that generate electricity upon mechanical deformation. This phenomenon is known as the piezoelectric effect. One of its most common applications is micropumps in...