AMD 10 manual Constants and Variables for the Ideal Diode Equation

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AMD Sempron™ Processor Model 10 with 256K L2 Cache Data Sheet

Appendix A

Thermal Diode Calculations

This section contains information about the calculations for the on-die thermal diode of the AMD Sempron™ processor model

10.For electrical information about this thermal diode, see Table 13, “Thermal Diode Electrical Characteristics,” on page 35.

Ideal Diode Equation

The ideal diode equation uses the variables and constants defined in Table 24.

Table 24. Constants and Variables for the Ideal Diode Equation

Equation Symbol

Variable, Constant Description

 

 

nf, lumped

Lumped ideality factor

k

Boltzmann constant

 

 

q

Electron charge constant

 

 

T

Diode temperature (Kelvin)

 

 

VBE

Voltage from base to emitter

IC

Collector current

IS

Saturation current

Appendix A - Thermal Diode Calculations

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