Introduction
Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines 9
1.2 Reference Documents

Material and concepts available in the following documents may be beneficial when

reading this document.

Document Document
No./Location
Intel® Celeron® Processor 200 Sequence Datasheet http://developer.intel

.com/design/processo

r/datashts/318546.ht

m
Power Supply Design Guide for Desktop Platform Form Factors (Rev
1.1)

http://www.formfacto

rs.org/
ATX Thermal Design Suggestions http://www.formfactors.
org/
microATX Thermal Design Suggestions http://www.formfactors.
org/
Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) System Design Guide http://www.formfactors.
org/
Thermally Advantaged Chassis version 1.1 http://www.intel.com/g
o/chassis/
1.3 Definition of Terms
Term Description
TA
The measured ambient temperature locally surrounding the processor. The
ambient temperature should be measured just upstream of a passive heatsink or
at the fan inlet for an active heatsink.
TJ Processor junction temperature.
TS-TOP Heatsink temperature measured at vicinity to center on the top surface of
heatsink base.
ΨJA
Junction-to-ambient thermal characterization parameter (psi). A measure of
thermal solution performance using total package power. Defined as
(TJ – TA) / Total Package Power.
Note: Heat source must be specified for Ψ measurements.
ΨJS
Junction-to-sink thermal characterization parameter. A measure of thermal
interface material performance using total package power. Defined as
(TJ – TS) / Total Package Power.
Note: Heat source must be specified for Ψ measurements.
ΨSA Sink-to-ambient thermal characterization parameter. A measure of heatsink
thermal performance using total package power. Defined as