Sustainable Self-Cooling Framework for Cooling Computer Chip Hotspots Using Thermoelectric Modules

The heat generation from recent advanced computer chips is increasing rapidly. This creates a challenge in cooling the chips while maintaining their temperatures below the threshold values. Another challenge is that the heat generation in the chip is not uniform where some chip components generate more heat than other components. This would create a large temperature gradient across the chip, resulting in inducing thermal stresses inside the chip that may lead to a high probability to damage the chip. The locations in the chip with heat rates that correspond to high heat fluxes are known as hotspots. This research study focuses on using thermoelectric modules (TEMs) for cooling chip hotspots of different heat fluxes. When a TEM is used for cooling a chip hotspot, it is called a thermoelectric cooler (TEC), which requires electrical power. Additionally, when a TEM is used for converting a chip’s wasted heat to electrical power, it is called a thermoelectric generator (TEG). In this study, the TEMs are used for cooling the hotspots of computer chips, and a TEC is attached to the hotspot to reduce its temperature to an acceptable value. On the other hand, the other cold surfaces of the chip are attached to TEGs for harvesting electrical power from the chip’s wasted heat. Thereafter, this harvested electrical power (HEP) is then used to run the TEC attached to the hotspot. Since no external electrical power is needed for cooling the hotspot to an acceptable temperature, this technique is called a sustainable self-cooling framework (SSCF). In this paper, the operation principles of the SSCF to cool the hotspot, subjected to different operating conditions, are discussed. As well, considerations are given to investigate the effect of the TEM geometrical parameters, such as the P-/N-leg height and spacing between the legs in both operations of the TEC mode and TEG mode on the SSCF performance.

The circulant hash revisited

At ProvSec 2013, Minematsu presented the circulant hash, an almost-xor universal hash using only the xor and rotation operations. The circulant hash is a variant of Carter and Wegman’s H3 hash as well as Krawczyk’s Toeplitz hash, both of which are hashes based on matrix-vector multiplication over 𝔽2. In this paper we revisit the circulant hash and reinterpret it as a multiplication in the polynomial ring 𝔽2[x]/(xn + 1). This leads to simpler proofs, faster implementations in modern computer chips, and newer variants with practical implementation advantages.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Most major competition authorities are authorized to prohibit mergers and acquisitions affecting their territory and to condition approval of a proposed merger on changes to the merger agreement (e.g., requiring a participant to divest certain assets). Many laws also require the participating parties to notify the competition authority before the transaction is completed (premerger notification). Combining independent firms into one unit (known generally as a merger) can greatly increase the power of the resulting entity and affect markets in many parts of the world. For example, if the two largest and most successful manufacturers of computer chips in the world combine, the consequences will be felt almost everywhere. Some competition law regimes have greater capacity (e.g., economic and political leverage) to influence mergers than others, and the chapter identifies the factors that determine how much influence a particular merger law is likely to have. It examines the procedures common to these regimes and the standards that competition law institutions use in evaluating them. The chapter also looks at how these rules and procedures create a complex global web of firms, competition authorities, and economic experts.

Thermal Transport Investigation in Magneto-Radiative GO-MoS2/H2O-C2H6O2 Hybrid Nanofluid Subject to Cattaneo–Christov Model

Currently, thermal investigation in hybrid colloidal liquids is noteworthy. It has applications in medical sciences, drug delivery, computer chips, electronics, the paint industry, mechanical engineering and to perceive the cancer cell in human body and many more. Therefore, the study is carried out for 3D magnetized hybrid nanofluid by plugging the novel Cattaneo–Christov model and thermal radiations. The dimensionless version of the model is successfully handled via an analytical technique. From the reported analysis, it is examined that Graphene Oxide-molybdenum disulfide/C2H6O2-H2O has better heat transport characteristics and is therefore reliable for industrial and technological purposes. The temperature of Graphene Oxide GO-molybdenum disulfide/C2H6O2-H2O enhances in the presence of thermal relaxation parameter and radiative effects. Also, it is noted that rotational velocity of the hybrid nanofluid rises for stronger magnetic parameter effects. Moreover, prevailed behavior of thermal conductivity of GO-molybdenum disulfide/C2H6O2-H2O is detected which shows that hybrid nanofluids are a better conductor as compared to that of a regular nanofluid.