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BTX (Balanced Technology eXtended) is a new personal
computer form factor that improves the cooling of critical
components, making it possible to reduce noise levels
and the size of the case. Design of systems based on
the new form factor can present challenges from a thermal
standpoint since the new designs have only two fans,
compared to three to five fans for computers based on
the traditional ATX (Advanced Technology eXtended) form
factor. Nearly all of the large systems builders and
many smaller manufacturers are in the process of converting
the products to BTX as they bring new products to market.
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Flomerics has introduced Version 3.0 of its FLO/PCB
thermal design software, FLO/PCB for Allegro, which
provides a link to Cadence® Allegro®
PCB Editor software. Designers can simply call up a
menu item on the Cadence software and, with a few mouse
clicks, generate a thermal model of their design.
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This paper addresses the packaging, power, and cooling
of the IBM eServer™ BladeCenter® compact server
infrastructure consisting of 14 servers in a 7U (1U
= 44.45 mm) vertical space for installation in an industry-standard
rack.
from IBM Journal of Research &
Development
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