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400 MHz CPU, 4.0 MB |
Thermal Definitions and Specifications
Term | Definition | Specification | Comments |
Tj | Maximum device | 85 °C, | The Tj can't be measured directly by a |
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| probe. It must always be estimated as Tj or less. Less is |
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Tc | Maximum case | 76.7 °C | Measurable at the |
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| in the base of the heatsink to allow the thermocouple to be |
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| dissipation. |
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Ts | Heatsink | 75 °C | Measurable at the temperature of the base of the heatsink. |
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| The best approach is to embed a thermocouple in a cavity |
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| drilled in the heatsink base. An alternative approach is to |
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| place the thermocouple between the fins/pins of the heat- |
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| sink (insulated from the airflow) and in contact with the |
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| base plate of the heatsink. |
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Ta | Module ambient air | see page 20 | The air temperature as it approaches the heatsink. |
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Pd | Typical power | 19.0 W | The worst case compute loads over the entire process |
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θjc | Maximum | 0.5°C/W | The specification for the |
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θcs | 0.1 °C/W | Accuracy of this value requires that good thermal contact is | |
| thermal resistance |
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θsa | see page 20 | This value is dependent on the heatsink design, the airflow | |
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Va | Air velocity | see page 20 | The ducted airflow. |
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July 1999 | Sun Microsystems, Inc | 19 |