Thermal management has emerged as the critical bottleneck for device performance. As the industry pivots towards on-device Edge AI, the integration of Neural Processing Units (NPUs) drives up Total Design Power (TDP) and generates unprecedented heat levels.
Traditional passive cooling relies entirely on surface area and has hit a hard physical limit. This challenge is even more pronounced in the foldable phone market, where the area for heat dissipation is halved, and static heat sinks fail to accommodate folding mechanisms.
This shift necessitates a paradigm change in heat management. To unlock pure processing headroom without expanding sleek form factors, manufacturers must transition from passive heat sinks to miniaturized active liquid cooling. Effective micro-cooling will undoubtedly become the key differentiator in the next generation of smart devices.