Author: Mentor.com :: Mechanical Analysis Resources

  • blog post:Wanna Know a Secret?

    It could save your company a shed load of time and money…

    Interested?

    OK, here’s some research by Aberdeen Group, which I presented at several of the recent Solutions Expos. First off, the Mechanical Analysis Division’s customers choose Mentor’s tools because they recognise them as being the best. They don’t just make do with tools available as part of another software suite, as shown below in the graph below. (more…)

  • blog post:So, you want to predict component temperatures do you? Part V

    Like a river this blog series is slowing down due to its increased width and depth, that and a lot of travel on my part. So, let’s get it back on track! The previous blog focussed on the relatively well known 2 resistor compact thermal model (CTM) method, its strengths (simple to measure and describe) and its deficiencies (unconfirmed and inconsistent accuracy for different package styles and operating environments).  For part V I’m going to focus on the more advanced and accurate DELPHI CTM methodology.

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