Intel 945P Benutzerhandbuch

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Introduction 
 
 
 
 
Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines 
1.1 
Terminology 
Term Description 
BGA 
Ball Grid Array. A package type defined by a resin-fiber substrate where a die is 
mounted and bonded. The primary electrical interface is an array of solder balls 
attached to the substrate opposite the die and molding compound.  
FC-BGA 
Flip Chip Ball Grid Array. A package type defined by a plastic substrate where a 
die is mounted using an underfill C4 (Controlled Collapse Chip Connection) 
attach style. The primary electrical interface is an array of solder balls attached 
to the substrate opposite the die. Note that the device arrives at the customer 
with solder balls attached. 
Intel
®
 ICH7 
Intel
®
 I/O Controller Hub 7. The chipset component that contains the primary 
PCI interface, LPC interface, USB, ATA, and/or other legacy functions. 
GMCH 
Graphic Memory Controller Hub. The chipset component that contains the 
processor and memory interface and integrated graphics device.  
MCH 
Memory Controller Hub. The chipset component that contains the processor 
and memory interface. It does not contain an integrated graphics device.  
T
A
 
The measured ambient temperature locally to the component of interest. The 
ambient temperature should be measured just upstream of airflow for a 
passive heatsink or at the fan inlet for an active heatsink.  
T
C
 
The measured case temperature of a component. For processors, T
C
 is 
measured at the geometric center of the integrated heat spreader (IHS). For 
other component types, it is generally measured at the geometric center of the 
die or case.  
T
C-MAX
 
The maximum case/die temperature with an attached heatsink. This 
temperature is measured at the geometric center of the top of the package 
case/die. 
T
C-MIN
 
The minimum case/die temperature with an attached heatsink. This 
temperature is measured at the geometric center of the top of the package 
case/die. 
TDP 
Thermal Design Power. TDP is specified as the highest sustainable power level 
of most or all of the real applications expected to be run on the given product, 
based on extrapolations in both hardware and software technology over the life 
of the component. Thermal solutions should be designed to dissipate this target 
power level. 
TIM 
Thermal Interface Material. TIM is the thermally conductive material installed 
between two surfaces to improve heat transfer and reduce interface contact 
resistance. 
lfm 
Linear Feet per Minute. Unit of airflow speed. 
Ψ
CA
 
Case-to-ambient thermal characterization parameter (Psi). This is a measure of 
thermal solution performance using total package power. It is defined as (T
C
 – 
T
A
) / Total Package Power. Heat source size should always be specified for Ψ 
measurements.