Anchor Science LLC is developing a proprietary contact temperature sensing material, called Dynamic Thermal Interface material or D-TIM, into thermal management products and solutions. Anchorâs D-TIM solution addresses overheating, a major contributing factor to the failure of semiconductor products and electronic parts. D-TIM exhibits large and reversible increases of effective heat transfer coefficient with temperature. This new property of thermal interface materials will open more options for dynamic regulation of heat transport. The firm has developed a product using the D-TIM solution, a printable nano-carbon based temperature probe that is able to measure temperature from minus 100°C to 450°C, with nearly linear sensitivity and negative coefficient of resistance. More applications for nanotechnology can be developed with conventional tools and inexpensive analog, digital or wireless electronic signal transducers. The opportunities for significant efficiency gains and cost reductions range from simple replacement of traditional thermal greases and phase change materials during product updates to the development of advanced dynamic thermal management software able to leverage D-TIMâs variable heat transport functionality, creating high value solutions for many industries ranging from electronics, energy, and communications, to transportation and life sci
