LTCC-based highly integrated SiPM module with integrated liquid cooling channels for high resolution molecular imaging

Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 86-94

  Dohle, Rainer ^a   Sacco, Ilaria ^b,c   Rittweg, Thomas ^a   Friedrich, Thomas ^a   Henning, Gerold ^a   Goßler, Jörg ^a   Fischer, Peter ^b  

^a MSE Micro Systems Engineering GmbH & Co   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid cooling; LTCC; PET MRI; SiPM; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COOLING; CRYSTALS; DIAGNOSIS; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; FLIP CHIP DEVICES; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT PIPES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSITRONS; SILICON; SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INSULATION; THERMAL MANAGEMENT (ELECTRONICS);

FUNCTIONAL INFORMATION; LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC (LTCC) SUBSTRATE; POSITRON-ELECTRON ANNIHILATION; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; SURFACE MOUNT DEVICE; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 85112132644     PISSN: 15514897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4071/IMAPS.562590     Document Type: Conference Paper

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