Title :
Theory and Analysis for Optimization of On-Chip Thermoelectric Cooling Systems
Author :
Jieyi Long ; Dawei Li ; Memik, Seda O. ; Ulgen, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
We established a novel theoretical analysis framework for optimizing the cooling system configuration of chips employing thermoelectric cooling (TEC) elements by extending the theory of inverse-positive matrices and the eigenvalue/eigenvector theory in linear algebra. In this brief, we present a new theorem and its formal proof, which is the key enabler to achieving a provably optimal solution for configuring bias current levels of TEC devices.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; matrix algebra; thermoelectric cooling; eigenvalue/eigenvector theory; inverse-positive matrices; linear algebra; on-chip thermoelectric cooling systems; Conductors; Convex functions; Cooling; Integrated circuit modeling; Optimization; Thermal conductivity; Vectors; Active cooling; Peltier effect; chip integration; inverse-positive matrix; thermoelectricity;
Journal_Title :
Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCAD.2013.2261436
