Overview

Ferraz Shawmut (formerly R-Theta Thermal Solutions) offers thermal management products
and cooling solutions that play a crucial role in protecting semiconductor and power electronic systems by offering patented technology that absorbs and dissipates heat from critical components.

Established in 1982, the company operated as an electronics component distributor. In 1988, it commenced manufacturing heatsinks and began developing processes to meet the demands above and beyond the traditional use of aluminum extrusions and the mechanical and thermal constraints of an adhesive. On August 1, 2008, the company was acquired by Ferraz Shawmut, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carbone Lorraine Group, the uncontested leader in circuit protection. The acquisition significantly broadened the company’s scope, enabling us to serve our customers on a global scale with the most advanced thermal management solutions. The Fabfin® and Dual Base Plate product lines offers significant thermal and mechanical improvements over other methods of joining a multitude of fins to a monolithic heat collecting baseplate(s) by embracing the use of aluminum and/or copper alloys and a patented fabrication process. Ferraz Shawmut also offers the more traditional options of adhesive, solder or brazed, fin attachment methods. The Aquasink®, Aquasurf® and Aquamax® range of liquid cooled products provide a rugged, flexible solution to cooling compact arrays of high power semiconductors.

Using R-Tools, an interactive, on line, heatsink configurator the design engineer is able to select commonly used semiconductor footprints, interface materials, fan performance and liquid flow rates from a data base and apply them to an engineered aluminum, copper or mixed metal heatsink to satisfy semiconductor safe operating temperatures.

A wide range of standard products for Board Level applications are available as well as high performance greases and other interface materials. Standard heatsinks for DC/DC Converters and Solid State Relays are available from stock.

Ferraz Shawmut is ISO 9001-2000 registered, supports extensive R & D programs