Thermal Management
Information
PC8245
This section provides thermal management information for the tape ball grid array
(TBGA) package for air-cooled applications. Depending on the application environment
and the operating frequency, heat sinks may be required to maintain junction tempera-
ture within specifications. Proper thermal control design is primarily dependent upon the
system-level design: the heat sink, airflow, and thermal interface material. To reduce the
die-junction temperature, heat sinks may be attached to the package by several meth-
ods: adhesive, spring clip to holes in the printed-circuit board or package, or mounting
clip and screw assembly; see Figure 4.
Figure 4. Package Exploded Cross-Sectional View with Several Heat Sink Options
Heat Sink
TBGA Package
Heat Sink
Clip
Adhesive
or
Thermal Interface
Material
Die
Printed-Circuit Board Option
Figure 5 depicts the die junction-to-ambient thermal resistance for four typical cases:
• A heat sink is not attached to the TBGA package and there exists a high board-level
thermal loading from adjacent components.
• A heat sink is not attached to the TBGA package and there exists a low board-level
thermal loading from adjacent components.
• A heat sink (for example, ChipCoolers #HTS255-P) is attached to the TBGA
package and there exists high board-level thermal loading from adjacent
components.
• A heat sink (for example, ChipCoolers #HTS255-P) is attached to the TBGA
package and there exists low board-level thermal loading from adjacent
components.
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