IDT
™
/ ICS
™
SAS/SATA CLOCK GENERATOR 13 ICS843241BG REV. A AUGUST 20, 2008
ICS843241
FEMTOCLOCKS™ SAS/SATA CLOCK GENERATOR
POWER CONSIDERATIONS
This section provides information on power dissipation and junction temperature for the ICS843241.
Equations and example calculations are also provided.
1. Power Dissipation.
The total power dissipation for the ICS843241 is the sum of the core power plus the power dissipated in the load(s).
The following is the power dissipation for V
CC
= 3.3V + 5% = 3.465V, which gives worst case results.
NOTE: Please refer to Section 3 for details on calculating power dissipated in the load.
• Power (core)
MAX
= V
CC_MAX
* I
EE_MAX
= 3.465V * 77mA = 266.8mW
• Power (outputs)
MAX
= 30mW/Loaded Output pair
Total Power
_MAX
(3.465V, with all outputs switching) = 266.8mW + 30mW = 296.8mW
2. Junction Temperature.
Junction temperature, Tj, is the temperature at the junction of the bond wire and bond pad and directly affects the reliability of the
device. The maximum recommended junction temperature for HiPerClockS
TM
devices is 125°C.
The equation for Tj is as follows: Tj = θ
JA
* Pd_total + T
A
Tj = Junction Temperature
θ
JA
= Junction-to-Ambient Thermal Resistance
Pd_total = Total Device Power Dissipation (example calculation is in section 1 above)
T
A
= Ambient Temperature
In order to calculate junction temperature, the appropriate junction-to-ambient thermal resistance θ
JA
must be used. Assuming no air
flow and a multi-layer board, the appropriate value is 96°C/W per Table 7B below.
Therefore, Tj for an ambient temperature of 70°C with all outputs switching is:
70°C + 0.297W * 96°C/W = 97.6°C. This is well below the limit of 125°C.
This calculation is only an example. Tj will obviously vary depending on the number of loaded outputs, supply voltage, air flow,
and the type of board.
TABLE 7B. θ
JA
VS. AIR FLOW TABLE FOR 8 LEAD SOIC
TABLE 7A. θ
JA
VS. AIR FLOW TABLE FOR 16 LEAD TSSOP
θθ
θθ
θ
JA
by Velocity (Meters per Second)
0 1 2.5
Multi-Layer PCB, JEDEC Standard Test Boards 92.4°C/W 88.0°C/W 85.9°C/W
θθ
θθ
θ
JA
by Velocity (Linear Feet per Minute)
0 200 500
Multi-Layer PCB, JEDEC Standard Test Boards 96°C/W 87°C/W 82°C/W
