Mechanical Analysis Blog

Posts tagged with 'IC Packaging'

Mind Your Head(room)

Posted Nov 4, 2009, by John Parry

In “What’s black and stuck on a PCB?” I promised I’d get back to writing about FloTHERM.PACK and how it can really help your thermal modelling by helping you build accurate thermal models of chip packages. Assuming you’ve been using FloTHERM or FloTHERM.PCB without FloTHERM.PACK I guess I first need convince you about why you should bother. To help me do that I’d like to introduce you to the concept … Read More

Tags: Thermal Model, DELPHI Model, 2-Resistor Model, IC Packaging, Thermal Headroom, FloTHERM.PACK, FloTHERM.PCB

What’s black and stuck on a PCB?

Posted Oct 8, 2009, by John Parry

Hmmm… If you’re guessing it’s a chip package, you’re right – got it in one. Well done! OK, so what type of package is it? If you’re thinking it’s a silly question as you don’t know anything about the package, other than I’ve told you its black - that was a hint that it’s an encapsulated plastic part by the way - you’d be right. You’d need me to tell you if it had leads, and if so on how many sides … Read More

Tags: JEDEC, Thermal Guideline, CFD, Chip Package, 2-Resistor Model, Thermal Standard, FloTHERM.PACK, IC Packaging, DELPHI Model, Electronics Cooling