/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/keep-it-coolSeveral of my recent posts have mentioned the very negative impact of heat on power consumption. This is the first of a two part series of posts on thermal management for low power devices. This information is mostly taken from my &quot;Low Power Design&quot; en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/keep-it-coolMon, 15 Jun 2015 19:17:34 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b67c6d93-e391-4270-89a8-1a24ff54feceDAB1<p>Hi Mike,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As I am working through my atomic model, I have found that even very low differences in voltage potential will&nbsp; induce current flow across atoms.</p><p>Differences in temperature also causes a low current flow from atom to atom.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One thing I found was that some of the doping atoms actually set up current flow loops within the substrate, which can give you a kind of low energy gating effect.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21096&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">