Industries Served by Our Thermal Metrology Instruments & Lab

Thermal management is a critical bottleneck in semiconductor device performance and reliability. FASTR enables precise measurement of thermal conductivity, boundary resistance, and heat capacity at the nanoscale, making it ideal for thin films, multilayer stacks, and advanced packaging materials. For compound semiconductors and device-level structures, FASTR’s ability to resolve interfacial effects provides data essential for modeling and validation. TOPS plays a vital role in characterizing packaging foams, insulating layers and thermal gap fillers at the bulk level.

Efficient thermal management is essential for reliability and performance in power electronic systems, especially as devices become smaller and more thermally stressed. FASTR provides high-resolution measurements of thermal conductivity, boundary resistance, and heat capacity in thin films, substrates, and metallization layers—supporting thermal stack optimization in wide-bandgap semiconductors like GaN and SiC. TOPS complements this by delivering rapid, direct thermal conductivity measurements of thermal interface materials, encapsulants, and dielectric polymers at the bulk scale, helping engineers validate materials under real-world thermal loads.

Effective thermal control is essential for maintaining system performance, protecting components, and meeting energy efficiency targets. The thermal management industry depends on precise characterization of materials designed to conduct, insulate, or regulate heat—such as TIMs, thermal interface gap pads, foams, and phase change materials. TOPS provides fast, direct measurements of thermal conductivity in bulk or soft materials (like foams, pads, gels, or PCMs) with minimal sample preparation. Its spatial mapping capabilities also support quality control, formulation tuning, and material uniformity analysis. TOPS is already adopted for metal parts in the automotive sector, insulating materials in the outdoor & leisure industry, and viscoelastic foams in household products. FASTR enables nanoscale measurement of thermal conductivity, boundary resistance, and volumetric heat capacity in layered or coated materials which is ideal for developing high-performance TIMs, thin thermal barriers, and advanced composites.