MicReD has developed a new thermal transient testing system, partially based on a successful design for thermal transient testing developed at the Technical University of Budapest in the late nineties.
T3Ster – previously also referred to as 
(multi-channel intelligent thermal transient tester) – is an intelligent thermal
transient testing system consisting of hardware and software elements, measurement
know-how and other components.
T3Ster provides an excellent price/performance ratio. Due to its modular architecture this tester is scalable to the actual measurement task. With the unique thermal transient evaluation technology of MicReD's THERMODEL program T3Ster is the best value on the market.
T3Ster is 
approved (see Appendix III).
Figure 1-1: The thermal transient tester Main System Unit with 8 measurement
channels
T3Ster is a unique equipment for performing thermal measurements on semiconductor devices like ICs, transistors, diodes etc. T3Ster is most suitable for analyzing their thermal behavior, evaluating packages and device mounting, and detecting defects, furthermore, with a dedicated fixture to measure thermal conductivity of interface materials.
T3Ster is a computer controlled equipment that can be used along with a PC hosting a special control and evaluation software, see Figure 1-2. This software is capable of applying programmed thermal excitations, and recording complex thermal responses.
Post processing of measured data is done by a dedicated built-in procedure, which results in a highly detailed map of the measured heat conduction path. Post processing results include the pulse thermal resistance diagram, time-constant spectrum, complex locus of the thermal impedance, differential and integral structure or profile function. T3Ster measurement results can be further manipulated and compared against to each-other and/or to imported simulation results with the T3Ster-Master program, also available as an add-on option.
The THERMODEL program - as an add-on option - can be used in order to generate compact dynamic thermal models from the measured transient responses. For details on using THERMODEL refer to the THERMODEL Users' Manual.
This manual is designed to give detailed reference of the T3Ster hardware (the main system unit, measurement channels and further subsystems) including specifications of the characteristics of all of its components.
Figure 1-2: T3Ster and its measurement control & evaluation software running
on a PC
The THERMODEL program - as an add-on option - can be used in order to generate compact dynamic thermal models from the measured transient responses. For details on using THERMODELrefer to the THERMODEL Users' Manual.
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