Platform-dependent, leakage-aware control of the driving current of embedded thermoelectric coolers

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 311-316

  Dousti, Mohammad Javad ^a   Pedram, Massoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

low power; platform dependent policy; TEC; thermal management; Thermoelectric coolers

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL CONDITIONS; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; LOW POWER; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; TEC; THERMOELECTRIC COOLER; THERMOELECTRIC COOLING;

LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION; VLSI CIRCUITS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84889565276     PISSN: 15334678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISLPED.2013.6629315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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