mentor announced that it is calling for entries for its first annual flotherm delta tj award for excellence in electronics thermal design to honor work that has used flotherm technology (including flotherm xt, flotherm pcb, and flotherm ic) to solve a thermal challenge.
mentor is creating a contest for thermal designers using flotherm. (wikimedia commons)
according to the announcement, the criteria that will be judged include:
- work demonstrates clear application of flotherm products to a design problem.
- work is in the public domain and disseminated to the public within 12 months of the nomination deadline.
- pragmatic approach taken in the application.
- work and return on investment (roi) improvement due to quantifiable use of cfd technology.
entrants must have the authority or approval of their organization to apply and must submit all supporting materials, published papers, conference papers, presentations, web content, videos, etc. by aug. 25, 2017.
the winner and two runners-up will be announced in sept. and will receive an engraved trophy. the first-place winner will also receive a $1,000 amazon gift card and the two runners-up will receive $500 gift cards. in addition, the winners will be mentioned in a press release and featured in mentor presentations and industry publications.
"our award-winning flotherm products have been used by leading companies worldwide to address their electronics cooling challenges," said roland feldhinkel, general manager of the mentor mechanical analysis division. "this annual award will demonstrate and honor how our customers successfully apply the flotherm technology to develop advanced and innovative electronics products."
to submit an entry for the inaugural flotherm award, visit https://www.mentor.com/products/mechanical/awards-publications/flotherm-award.
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