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Douglas Brooks, Ph.D. (Ultracad Inc.),  Johannes Adam (ADAM-Research)
How many high-current vias do we need? (fewer than you think)
Printed Circuit Design & Fabrication 05 Dec 2023

Doug Brooks is talking about: 'Via and Trace - Current and Temperature'    
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Douglas Brooks, Ph.D. (Ultracad Inc.), Johannes Adam (ADAM-Research)
PCB Signal Traces Are Hotter Than We Think Signal Integrity Journal (SIJ) (July 19, 2022) Link

Douglas Brooks, Ph.D. (Ultracad Inc.)
Thermal management: A close look at vertical heat flow in PCBs Electronics Design News (EDN) (October 19, 2021) Link

Johannes Adam (ADAM Research)
Don't believe the data sheets. Design007 Magazine (September 2020) Link

The complete magazine with contributions of Doug Brooks (vias) und Mike Jouppi (IPC-2221, IPC-2152) Link

Douglas Brooks, Ph.D. (Ultracad Inc.), Johannes Adam (ADAM-Research)
Current Density: Interesting, But Irrelevant Signal Integrity Journal (SIJ) (January 30, 2020) Link

David Kalas; Karel Sima; Silvan Pretl; Jan Reboun; Radek Soukup; Ales Hamacek (Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic)
Temperature Distribution Optimization for Multichannel Sensor System for Thermal Testing of Protective Gloves.
42nd International Spring Seminar on Electronics Technology (ISSE) (2019)
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8810285

Shusmitha Kyatam, Pedro Camacho, Luís Rodrigues, Luís Nero Alves, Joana Catarina Mendes (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal)
Thermal analysis of high power LEDs using different PCB materials.
European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD) (2017) https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8093259

Johannes Adam (ADAM Research)
Feature interview Dr. Johannes Adam Sounds the Alarm for Thermal Design by Andy Shaughnessy I-CONNECT007. The PCB Design Magazine (pp 16. December 2017).
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Complete issue: http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/916068-pcbd-dec2017
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Douglas Brooks, Ph.D. (Ultracad Inc.)
Feature interview Thermal Management Update with Douglas Brooks.by Andy Shaughnessy I-CONNECT007. The PCB Design Magazine (pp 22. December 2017).
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Nitesh Kumar Sardana (Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution (RBEI))
Simulation Driven Design Optimization for Reduction of Temperature on a High Current Density PCB. Electronics Cooling (July 27, 2017).

Johannes Adam (ADAM Research)
Simulated and Experimental Temperature. Essais et simulation (No 127. pp 38.  Janvier-Fevrier 2017). 
Les caractéristiques thermiques de composants électroniques sont publiées, cependant pour les cartes électroniques ce n’est pas souvent le cas. Le logiciel TRM permet de créer un modèle thermique à partir des données de conception et de fabrication d’une carte électronique, dans son environnement (position, température, ventilation…). ...  Link

Johannes Adam, Christian Tichet (EDA Expert srl)
Intérêt et précision de la simulation thermique sur une carte électronique. Les cahiers de l’industrie électronique et numérique (mars 2017, No. 91, pp. 40-41).
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Douglas Brooks, Ph.D. (Ultracad Inc.)
Exiting New Technology: Thermal Risk Maganagament. The PCB Design Magazine (Feb 2017).
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Douglas Brooks (Ultracad Inc.), Ph.D., Norocel Codreanu, Ph.D. (Polytechnic Univ  Bucuresti, UPB), and Dr. Johannes Adam
Thermal Effects around Right-Angle Trace Corners . Printed Circuit Design and Fabrication (2017).
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Hansang Lim, Do-Hwan Jung, Jun Seo Park (Department of Electronics Convergence Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Downsizing an automotive junction box based on large current-carrying printed-circuit board optimization. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering Volume 231, Issue 2  (2019) https://doi.org/10.1177/095440701665749

Douglas Brooks, Ph.D. (Ultracad Inc.)
Your Traces have Hot Spots. The PCB Design Magazine (2016)
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Douglas Brooks, Ph.D. (Ultracad Inc.)
Empirical Results of Fusing Tests. Printed Circuit Design and Fabrication (2015)
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Douglas Brooks, Ph.D. (Ultracad Inc.) and Dr. Johannes Adam (ADAM Research)
The Dynamics of PCB Trace Heating and Cooling, and a Call to Action. PCD&F July (2016)
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Douglas Brooks, Ph.D. (Ultracad Inc.) and Dr. Johannes Adam (ADAM Research)
Trace Current/Temperature Relationships. PCD&F June (2015) Vol. 32 No.6, pp. 22-27
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Mike Jouppi (Thermal Managament LLC)
Technology Specific, Current Carrying Capacity Design Charts. An Extension of IPC‐2152. Advancements in Thermal Management  2015 Link

Dr. Johannes Adam (ADAM Research)
Thermal Management of Boards and Current-Carrying Capacity. Bodo's Power System, Issue October (2011), pp. 40
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