SECTION 4
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS Y THERMAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
An estimation of the chip junction temperature, TJ, in °C can be obtained from the
R equation:
Equation 1: TJ = TA + (PD × RθJA)
A Where:
TA = ambient temperature ˚C
I N RθJA = package junction-to-ambient thermal resistance ˚C/W
PD = power dissipation in package
Historically, thermal resistance has been expressed as the sum of a junction-to-case
thermal resistance and a case-to-ambient thermal resistance:
I M Equation 2: RθJA = RθJC + RθCA
Where:
RθJA = package junction-to-ambient thermal resistance ˚C/W
L RθJC = package junction-to-case thermal resistance ˚C/W
RθCA = package case-to-ambient thermal resistance ˚C/W
ERθJC is device-related and cannot be influenced by the user. The user controls the
thermal environment to change the case-to-ambient thermal resistance, RθCA. For
example, the user can change the air flow around the device, add a heat sink, change
Rthe mounting arrangement on the printed circuit board, or otherwise change the
Pthermal dissipation capability of the area surrounding the device on a printed circuit
board. This model is most useful for ceramic packages with heat sinks; some 90% of
the heat flow is dissipated through the case to the heat sink and out to the ambient
environment. For ceramic packages, in situations where the heat flow is split between
a path to the case and an alternate path through the printed circuit board, analysis of
the device thermal performance may need the additional modeling capability of a
system level thermal simulation tool.
Preliminary Information
MOTOROLA
DSP56011 Technical Data Sheet, Rev. 1
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