40th Annual Semiconductor Thermal Measurement, Modeling and Management Symposium
March 25–28, 2024
At the DoubleTree by Hilton San Jose
2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110, US, (855) 610-8733
SEMI-THERM is an international symposium dedicated to the thermal management and characterization of electronic components and systems. SEMI-THERM provides knowledge covering all thermal scales from integrated circuits to facilities, fosters discussions between thermal engineers, professionals, and industry experts, and encourages the exchange of information on academic and industrial advances in electronics cooling.
8:00 AM–12:00 PM | Short Course 1: Semiconductor Packaging and Thermals: Upcoming Challenges Instructor: Dr. Kyle Arrington | Short Course 2: Navigating Thermal and Reliability Challenges in Chip Components for Automotive High-Performance Compute Systems Instructor: Dr. Fen Chen |
Short Course 3: Fundamentals and Applications of Machine Learning in Thermal Management and Heat Transfer Technologies Instructors: Prof. Van Carey, Prof. Alanna Cooney | Short Course 4: Passive Two-Phase Cooling: Pulsating Heat Pipes and Loop Thermosyphon Instructor: Prof. John Thome |
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12:00–1:30 PM | ||
1:30–5:30 PM | Short Course 5: Thermal Challenges and Opportunities of Advanced Packages and Microelectronics Systems. Figure of Merit and Applications. Instructors: Dr. Victor Chiriac, Mr. Alex Ockfen | Short Course 6: Direct to Chip Liquid Cooling: Single Phase Water and Two-Phase Refrigerant Cooling with Pumped and Passive Systems Instructors: Prof. Al Ortega, Dr. Luca Amalfi |
Short Course 7: Transient Thermal Analysis Using Linear Superposition Instructor: Mr. Roger Stout |
8:00–8:20 AM | ||
8:20–9:20 AM | Technical Track 1 - Consumer Electronics
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9:20–10:00 AM | Driving Sustainablee Scaling of Compute to 2030 Tim Shedd, Dell |
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10:00–10:20 AM | ||
10:20 AM–12:00 PM | Technical Track 2 - Data Center Cooling
| Technical Track 3 - Testing and Measurement Methods
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12:00–1:20 PM | U.S. Domestic Packaging and Test: The Difficulty and The Opportunity Mr. Ken Joyce |
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1:20–1:30 PM | ||
1:30–6:00 PM | 1:30–6:00 PM Vendor Exhibits | 2:00–5:00 PM Vendor Workshops |
6:00–7:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Artificial Intelligence and its Implication for Thermal Engineers; Driving the Thermal Demand | |
7:30–8:30 PM |
8:00–8:20 AM | ||
8:20–10:00 AM | Technical Track 4 - CFD / Numerical Methods
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10:00–10:20 AM | ||
10:20 AM–12:00 PM | Technical Track 5 - Thermal Interface Materials
| Technical Track 6 - Emerging Technologies
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12:00–1:20 PM | Sarah da Silva Andrade |
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1:20–1:30 PM | ||
1:30–6:30 PM | 1:30–6:30 Vendor Exhibits | 2:00–5:00 Vendor Workshops |
6:30–7:50 PM |
8:00–8:20 AM | |
8:20–10:00 AM | Technical Track 7 - Two Phase Cooling I
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10:00–10:20 AM | |
10:20–11:20 AM | Technical Track 8 - Two Phase Cooling II
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11:20 AM–12:00 PM | |
12:00–1:20 PM |