A Summary of HighTemperature Electronics Research and Development

Current and future needs in automotive, aircraft, space, military, and well logging industries require operation of electronicsat higher temperaturesthan today's accepted limit of 395 K. Without the availability of high-temperature electronics, many systems must operate under derated conditions or must accept severe mass penalties required by coolant systems to maintain electronic temperatures below critical levels. This paper presents ongoing research and development in the electronics community to bring high-temperature electronics to commercial realization. Much of this work was recently reviewed at the FIRST International High-Temperature Electronics Conference held 16-20 June 1991 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.