Therminic 2024

Over 110 scientists from around the world gathered in Toulouse from September 25-27, 2024, for the 30th International Workshop on Thermal Investigation of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC 2024). The event offered a comprehensive scientific program, featuring 3 keynote presentations, 1 short course, and 34 oral and 20 poster presentations, organized into 10 technical and 2 poster sessions.

A highlight of the workshop was its strong international representation, with participants from 22 countries, more than 70 percent of them from industry. This diverse attendance fostered productive exchanges among professionals addressing thermal challenges in electronic components, leading to valuable discussions and new collaborations.

This year’s THERMINIC also hosted two special evening events, a cruise on the Garonne River and an exceptional dinner at the Cité de l’Espace that was preceded by a visit to the space museum. Where else would you get the opportunity to inspect an Ariane 5 rocket from up close? After exploring far away galaxies and the life of astronauts at the museum for an hour, everybody was happy to meet up again for excellent food and drinks, the perfect setting for networking with colleagues.

We are pleased to congratulate the winners of this year’s Best Paper Award, Dominique Carisetti from Thales Research and Technology, and his colleagues on their paper on “2D Materials for Thermal Raman Measurements on Power Electronic Devices” and Ciro Scognamillo from University Federico II, Napoli, Italy, and his colleagues for their research on “Numerical Investigation on the Thermal Resistance and Assembly Cost in SSC and DSC Power Modules” that was rewarded with the Best Poster Award. The Young Contribution Award went to Olympia Axelou from the University of Thessaly, Greece, and her colleagues for their paper “ATARI: Advanced Thermomigration Analysis for Reliability-Aware Interconnects.” Congratulations to all the award recipients!

Last not least, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the keynote speakers, all presenters, session chairs, and sponsors for contributing to this memorable event. We hope to see you all again at THERMINIC 2025 in Naples.

Jean-Pierre Fradin & Patrick Tounsi
Therminic 2024 Programme Chairs