SPRA953D December   2003  – March 2024 CSD13201W10 , CSD13202Q2 , CSD13302W , CSD13303W1015 , CSD13306W , CSD13380F3 , CSD13381F4 , CSD13383F4 , CSD13385F5 , CSD15380F3 , CSD15571Q2 , CSD16301Q2 , CSD16321Q5 , CSD16322Q5 , CSD16323Q3 , CSD16325Q5 , CSD16327Q3 , CSD16340Q3 , CSD16342Q5A , CSD16401Q5 , CSD16403Q5A , CSD16404Q5A , CSD16406Q3 , CSD16407Q5 , CSD16408Q5 , CSD16409Q3 , CSD16410Q5A , CSD16411Q3 , CSD16412Q5A , CSD16413Q5A , CSD16414Q5 , CSD16415Q5 , CSD16556Q5B , CSD16570Q5B , CSD17301Q5A , CSD17302Q5A , CSD17303Q5 , CSD17304Q3 , CSD17305Q5A , CSD17306Q5A , CSD17307Q5A , CSD17308Q3 , CSD17309Q3 , CSD17310Q5A , CSD17311Q5 , CSD17312Q5 , CSD17313Q2 , CSD17318Q2 , CSD17322Q5A , CSD17327Q5A , CSD17381F4 , CSD17382F4 , CSD17483F4 , CSD17484F4 , CSD17501Q5A , CSD17505Q5A , CSD17506Q5A , CSD17507Q5A , CSD17510Q5A , CSD17522Q5A , CSD17527Q5A , CSD17551Q3A , CSD17551Q5A , CSD17552Q3A , CSD17552Q5A , CSD17553Q5A , CSD17555Q5A , CSD17556Q5B , CSD17559Q5 , CSD17570Q5B , CSD17571Q2 , CSD17573Q5B , CSD17575Q3 , CSD17576Q5B , CSD17577Q3A , CSD17577Q5A , CSD17578Q3A , CSD17578Q5A , CSD17579Q3A , CSD17579Q5A , CSD17581Q3A , CSD17581Q5A , CSD17585F5 , CSD18501Q5A , CSD18502KCS , CSD18502Q5B , CSD18503KCS , CSD18503Q5A , CSD18504KCS , CSD18504Q5A , CSD18509Q5B , CSD18510KCS , CSD18510KTT , CSD18510Q5B , CSD18511KCS , CSD18511KTT , CSD18511Q5A , CSD18512Q5B , CSD18513Q5A , CSD18514Q5A , CSD18531Q5A , CSD18532KCS , CSD18532NQ5B , CSD18532Q5B , CSD18533KCS , CSD18533Q5A , CSD18534KCS , CSD18534Q5A , CSD18535KCS , CSD18535KTT , CSD18536KCS , CSD18536KTT , CSD18537NKCS , CSD18537NQ5A , CSD18540Q5B , CSD18541F5 , CSD18542KCS , CSD18542KTT , CSD18543Q3A , CSD18563Q5A , CSD19501KCS , CSD19502Q5B , CSD19503KCS , CSD19505KCS , CSD19505KTT , CSD19506KCS , CSD19506KTT , CSD19531KCS , CSD19531Q5A , CSD19532KTT , CSD19532Q5B , CSD19533KCS , CSD19533Q5A , CSD19534KCS , CSD19534Q5A , CSD19535KCS , CSD19535KTT , CSD19536KCS , CSD19536KTT , CSD19537Q3 , CSD19538Q2 , CSD19538Q3A , CSD22202W15 , CSD22204W , CSD22205L , CSD22206W , CSD23202W10 , CSD23203W , CSD23280F3 , CSD23285F5 , CSD23381F4 , CSD23382F4 , CSD25202W15 , CSD25211W1015 , CSD25213W10 , CSD25304W1015 , CSD25310Q2 , CSD25402Q3A , CSD25404Q3 , CSD25480F3 , CSD25481F4 , CSD25483F4 , CSD25484F4 , CSD25485F5 , CSD25501F3 , CSD75207W15 , CSD75208W1015 , CSD83325L , CSD85301Q2 , CSD85302L , CSD85312Q3E , CSD86311W1723 , CSD86330Q3D , CSD86336Q3D , CSD86350Q5D , CSD86356Q5D , CSD86360Q5D , CSD87312Q3E , CSD87313DMS , CSD87330Q3D , CSD87331Q3D , CSD87333Q3D , CSD87334Q3D , CSD87335Q3D , CSD87350Q5D , CSD87351Q5D , CSD87351ZQ5D , CSD87352Q5D , CSD87353Q5D , CSD87355Q5D , CSD87381P , CSD87384M , CSD87501L , CSD87502Q2 , CSD87503Q3E , CSD87588N , CSD88537ND , CSD88539ND , CSD88584Q5DC , CSD88599Q5DC , DS90UH940N-Q1 , LM22670 , LM22671 , LM22671-Q1 , LM22672 , LM22672-Q1 , LM22673 , LM22673-Q1 , LM22674 , LM22674-Q1 , LM22675 , LM22675-Q1 , LM22676 , LM22676-Q1 , LM22677 , LM22677-Q1 , LM22678 , LM22678-Q1 , LM22679 , LM22679-Q1 , LM22680 , LM22680-Q1 , LM25574 , LM25574-Q1 , LM25575 , LM25575-Q1 , LM25576 , LM25576-Q1 , LM2574 , LM2574HV , LM2575 , LM2575HV , LM2576 , LM2576HV , LM2577 , LM2585 , LM2586 , LM2587 , LM2588 , LM2590HV , LM2591HV , LM2592HV , LM2593HV , LM2594 , LM2594HV , LM2595 , LM2596 , LM2597 , LM2597HV , LM2598 , LM2599 , LM2670 , LM2671 , LM2672 , LM2673 , LM2674 , LM2675 , LM2676 , LM2677 , LM2678 , LM2679 , LM2698 , LM2736 , LM2840 , LM2840-Q1 , LM2841 , LM2841-Q1 , LM2842 , LM2842-Q1 , LM3100 , LM3102 , LM3102-Q1 , LM3103 , LM3691 , LM43600 , LM43601 , LM43602 , LM43603 , LM46000 , LM46001 , LM46002 , LM5574 , LM5574-Q1 , LM5575 , LM5575-Q1 , LM5576 , LM5576-Q1 , LMR10510 , LMR10515 , LMR10520 , LMR10530 , LMR12007 , LMR12010 , LMR12015 , LMR12020 , LMR14203 , LMR14206 , LMR16006 , LMR24210 , LMR24220 , LMR61428 , LMR62421 , LMR64010 , LMR70503 , SN74SSQE32882 , SN74SSQEA32882 , TMS320C28341 , TMS320C28342 , TMS320C28343 , TMS320C28343-Q1 , TMS320C28344 , TMS320C28345 , TMS320C28346 , TMS320C28346-Q1 , TMS320F280021 , TMS320F280021-Q1 , TMS320F280023 , TMS320F280023-Q1 , TMS320F280023C , TMS320F280025 , TMS320F280025-Q1 , TMS320F280025C , TMS320F280025C-Q1 , TMS320F280040-Q1 , TMS320F280040C-Q1 , TMS320F280041 , TMS320F280041-Q1 , TMS320F280041C , TMS320F280041C-Q1 , TMS320F280045 , TMS320F280048-Q1 , TMS320F280048C-Q1 , TMS320F280049 , TMS320F280049-Q1 , TMS320F280049C , TMS320F280049C-Q1 , TMS320F2801 , TMS320F2801-Q1 , TMS320F2802-Q1 , TMS320F28020 , TMS320F28021 , TMS320F28022 , TMS320F28022-Q1 , TMS320F28023 , TMS320F28023-Q1 , TMS320F28026 , TMS320F28026-Q1 , TMS320F28026F , TMS320F28027 , TMS320F28027-Q1 , TMS320F28027F , TMS320F28027F-Q1 , TMS320F28030 , TMS320F28030-Q1 , TMS320F28031 , TMS320F28031-Q1 , TMS320F28032 , TMS320F28032-Q1 , TMS320F28033 , TMS320F28033-Q1 , TMS320F28034 , TMS320F28034-Q1 , TMS320F28035 , TMS320F28035-Q1 , TMS320F28050 , TMS320F28051 , TMS320F28052 , TMS320F28052-Q1 , TMS320F28052F , TMS320F28052F-Q1 , TMS320F28052M , TMS320F28052M-Q1 , TMS320F28053 , TMS320F28054 , TMS320F28054-Q1 , TMS320F28054F , TMS320F28054F-Q1 , TMS320F28054M , TMS320F28054M-Q1 , TMS320F28055 , TMS320F2806 , TMS320F2806-Q1 , TMS320F28062 , TMS320F28062-Q1 , TMS320F28062F , TMS320F28062F-Q1 , TMS320F28063 , TMS320F28064 , TMS320F28065 , TMS320F28066 , TMS320F28066-Q1 , TMS320F28067 , TMS320F28067-Q1 , TMS320F28068F , TMS320F28068M , TMS320F28069 , TMS320F28069-Q1 , TMS320F28069F , TMS320F28069F-Q1 , TMS320F28069M , TMS320F28069M-Q1 , TMS320F28075 , TMS320F28075-Q1 , TMS320F2808 , TMS320F2808-Q1 , TMS320F2810 , TMS320F2810-Q1 , TMS320F2811 , TMS320F2811-Q1 , TMS320F2812 , TMS320F2812-Q1 , TMS320F28232 , TMS320F28232-Q1 , TMS320F28234 , TMS320F28234-Q1 , TMS320F28235 , TMS320F28235-Q1 , TMS320F28332 , TMS320F28333 , TMS320F28334 , TMS320F28335 , TMS320F28335-Q1 , TMS320F28374D , TMS320F28374S , TMS320F28375D , TMS320F28375S , TMS320F28375S-Q1 , TMS320F28376D , TMS320F28376S , TMS320F28377D , TMS320F28377D-Q1 , TMS320F28377S , TMS320F28377S-Q1 , TMS320F28379D , TMS320F28379D-Q1 , TMS320F28379S , TMS320LF2401A , TMS320LF2402A , TMS320LF2403A , TMS320LF2406A , TMS320LF2407A , TPS54020 , TPS54218 , TPS54318 , TPS54320 , TPS54418 , TPS54478 , TPS54618 , TPS54622 , TPS54623 , TPS54678 , TPS56121 , TPS56221

 

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  2.   Semiconductor and IC Package Thermal Metrics
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1RθJA Junction-to-Ambient and RθJMA Junction-to-Moving Air
    1. 1.1 Usage
    2. 1.2 Test Card Impact
    3. 1.3 Die Size Impact
    4. 1.4 Internal Package Geometrical Configuration
    5. 1.5 Altitude
    6. 1.6 Ambient Temperature
    7. 1.7 Power Dissipation
    8. 1.8 RθJA Effective
  5. 2RθJC Junction-to-Case
    1. 2.1 Copper (Cu) Cold Plate RθJC Measurement
    2. 2.2 RθJC Application
    3. 2.3 Rθ(CS)
    4. 2.4 RθJC(top) and RθJC(bot)
  6. 3ΨJT, Junction to Top of Package
    1. 3.1 Case Temperature Measurement
    2. 3.2 ΨJT vs RθJC When Using Heat Sinks
  7. 4Rθ(JB) Junction-To-Board
    1. 4.1 Rθ(JB) Measurement Method
  8. 5ΨJB Junction-to-Board Characterization Parameter
    1. 5.1 ΨJB Application
  9. 6Industrial and Commercial Temperature Ranges
  10. 7Miscellaneous Definitions
  11. 8References
  12. 9Revision History

1.5 Altitude

As the air pressure of the ambient environment changes with altitude, the cooling efficiency of the air also changes. IBM [1] showed that a device is expected to run 20% hotter at 8000 ft compared to the same device operating at sea level. Other investigators have shown large shifts in fan performance and internal chassis air flow when used at different altitudes. These effects should be considered, especially when the system design is marginal from a thermal standpoint. Many major system companies have pressure chambers that are used to test their systems at various effective altitudes. Usually, these companies instrument their designs to measure internal component temperatures when operating at different atmospheric pressures. Table 1-2 lists multiplication factors taken from the IBM work to derate RθJA values determined at sea level.

Table 1-2 Multiplication Factors
Altitude (ft)Factor
01
30001.1
50001.14
70001.17
83501.2