SNAS512K September 2011 – October 2025 LMK00301
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This example shows how to calculate IC power dissipation for a configuration with separate VCC and VCCO supplies and unused outputs. Because some outputs are not used, the ICCO_PECL value specified in Electrical Characteristics cannot be used directly, and output bank current (ICCO_BANK) must be calculated to accurately estimate the IC power dissipation.
Using the current and power calculations from the previous section, we can compute PTOTAL and PDEVICE.
In this example, the IC device dissipates about 574mW or 79% of the total power (730mW), while the remaining 21% is dissipated in the emitter resistors (102mW for 4 pairs) and termination voltage (54mW into VCCO – 2V).
Based on the thermal resistance junction-to-case (RθJA) of 28.5°C/W, the estimated die junction temperature is approximately 16.4°C above ambient, or 101.4°C when TA = 85°C.