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Thermal Physics

Towards AI-Assisted Design of Thermal Management Strategies

Refai-Ahmed, Gamal, FIEEE, Islam, Md Malekkul, Martia Shahsavan, Hoa Do, Hardik Kabaria, John L. Davenport, Joseph G. Kocheemoolayil, Nicholas Harrington, Sarah Osentoski, Sheik Dawood Beer Mohideen

December 6, 2024

A technical paper on using AI-assisted thermal simulation to evaluate complex RDL geometries, compute temperature distributions, and support faster thermal design iteration in advanced semiconductor packages.


Abstract

We introduce Vinci-Thermal©, an AI-assisted tool to quickly compute the temperature distribution of complex electronic components. Trained with thousands of cases, we show that it can compute temperature distributions and effective conductivities over complex redistribution layer-inspired geometries in a few seconds. Additionally, Vinci-Thermal© incorporates a hierarchy of progressively accurate models to always return an answer with the desired accuracy. When used in conjunction with a tiling strategy, Vinci-Thermal© can compute temperature distributions over large components.


What You’ll Learn

  • Why complex multi-layer RDL geometries create thermal analysis challenges in advanced packaging
  • How AI-assisted simulation can compute temperature distributions and effective thermal conductivities across complex electronic components
  • Why accuracy control matters when applying machine learning to engineering simulation
  • How tiling strategies can support thermal analysis across larger RDL regions
  • How faster thermal analysis can support earlier design iteration for semiconductor thermal management

Asset Details

Type: Technical paper

Title: Towards AI-Assisted Design of Thermal Management Strategies

Authors: Gamal Refai-Ahmed, Md Malekkul Islam, Martia Shahsavan, Hoa Do, Hardik Kabaria, John L. Davenport, Joseph G. Kocheemoolayil, Nicholas Harrington, Sarah Osentoski, Sheik Dawood Beer Mohideen

Organizations: AMD Inc. and Vinci4D.ai Inc.

Topic: Thermal management, RDL design, AI-assisted simulation, effective thermal conductivity, semiconductor packaging

Format: PDF

Audience: Semiconductor packaging teams, thermal engineers, simulation engineers, advanced packaging researchers, and engineering leaders


Originally prepared for the IEEE Electronics Packaging Technology Conference, this paper reflects joint work between AMD and Vinci on AI-assisted thermal analysis for complex semiconductor package geometries.


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Authors:

Refai-Ahmed, Gamal, FIEEE

Islam, Md Malekkul

Martia Shahsavan

Hoa Do

Hardik Kabaria

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Hardik Kabaria is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vinci. His work in computational geometry, physics simulation, and AI underpins the company’s approach to deterministic, solver-accurate systems for engineering and the physical world.

John L. Davenport

Joseph G. Kocheemoolayil

Nicholas Harrington

Sarah Osentoski

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Sarah Osentoski is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Vinci. A leader in machine learning and autonomous systems, she directs Vinci’s technical work at the intersection of AI, physics, and production engineering.

Sheik Dawood Beer Mohideen