As military programs continue to push the limits of computing system requirements, rugged computer systems must continue to evolve to endure the toughest conditions. To meet these stringent ...

When properly designed and manufactured, lithium-ion battery packs are very reliable and will usually live up to the lofty expectations people have for them. However, when exposed to certain events or ...

Power-semiconductor devices such as thyristors, MOSFETs and IGBTs operate in a high current-density mode in which they dissipate a high level of power, with heat-dissipation management becoming a ...