Thermal Metrology
28 Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines
For reference thermal solution of Intel Celeron processor 200 sequence on Intel
Desktop Board D201GLY2, the junction-to-local ambient thermal characterization
parameter of the processor, ΨJA, is comprised of ΨJS, the thermal interface material
thermal characterization parameter, ΨHS_BASE the thermal characterization parameter
of the heatsink base from bottom center of heatsink base to top center of heatsink
base surface, and of ΨS-TOP-A, the sink-to-local ambient thermal characterization
parameter:
Equation 3 ΨJA = ΨJS + ΨHS_BASE + ΨS-TOP-A
Where:
ΨJS = Thermal characterization parameter of the thermal interface material
(°C/W)
Ψ HS_BASE = Thermal characterization parameter of the heatsink base (°C/W)
ΨS-TOP-A = Thermal characterization parameter from heatsink top to local
ambient (°C/W)
ΨJS is strongly dependent on the thermal conductivity, thickness and performance
degradation across time of the TIM between the heatsink and processor die.
Ψ HS_BASE is a measure of the thermal characterization parameter of the heatsink base.
It is dependent on the heatsink base material, thermal conductivity, thickness and
geometry.
ΨS-TOP-A is a measure of the thermal characterization parameter from the top center
point of the heatsink base to the local ambient air. ΨS-TOP-A is dependent on the
heatsink material, thermal conductivity, and geometry. It is also strongly dependent
on the air flow through the fins of the heatsink.
Equation 4 (ΨJA ΨJS ΨHS_BASE) × PD + TA = TS-TOP-MAX
With a given processor junction-to-local ambient requirement (ΨJA) and TIM
performance (ΨJS) and processor power consumption (PD), the processor’s heatsink
requirement (TS-TOP-MAX) could be defined by Equation 4.