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die size vs. theta_Ja of ic package

rindeo123

Jan 12, 2010
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I want to separate out die size variable from package theta ja. What i mean is, if i have the same package with theta_ja of 65 degC/w but i have 2 die sizes which can go into this package, 1st one is 2 mm2 area and 2nd is 3mm2. Both dies have power dissipation of 1W, so based on Theta_ja i would get the same temp. rise from both but isn't that wrong since 2nd die is larger and therefore its temp. will not rise as much as the 1st.

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Jul 31, 2009
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If all you have now is a j-a number then you'll need to find a "normal" value for j-c.
I'd expect a bigger die to have a lower j-c number just because of its larger area, but j-c is very small compared to j-a in this case so it won't matter much here.
 
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