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Intel386(TM) EX Embedded Microprocessor Extended Temperature Addendum to Intel386(TM) EX Embedded Microprocessor (272420-004)

Extended Temperature
Addendum to Intel386 EX Embedded Microprocessor

The Intel386 EX Embedded Microprocessor is a highly integrated, 32-bit fully static CPU optimized for embedded control applications. With a 16-bit external data bus, a 26-bit external address bus, and Intel's Systems management Mode (SMM), the Intel386 EX microprocessor brings the vast software library of Intel386 architecture to embedded systems. It provides the performance benefits of 32-bit programming with the cost savings associated with 16-bit hardware systems.

The Extended Temperature version of the Intel386 EX microprocessor is specified for operation with a minimum case temperature (TCASE(min)) of -40°C and a maximum case temperature (TCASE(max)) dependent on power dissipation (see figures 1 through 4). The case temperature can be measured in any environment to determine whether the device is within the specified operating range. The case temperature should be measured at the center of the top surface opposite the pins.

An increase in the ambient temperature (TA) causes a proportional increase in the case temperature (TCASE) and the junction temperature (TJ). A packaged device produces thermal resistance between junction and case temperature (thetaJC) and between junction and ambient temperature (thetaJA). The relationships between the temperature and thermal resistance parameters are expressed by these equations (P = power dissipated as heat = VCC × ICC):

1. TJ = TCASE + P × thetaJC
2. TA = TJ - P × thetaJA
3. TCASE = TA + P × thetaJA - thetaJC

A safe operating temperature can be calculated from the above equations using the maximum TJ of 120°C, the power drawn by the chip in the specific design, and the thetaJC value from Table 1. The thetaJA value depends on the airflow (measured at the top of the chip) provided by the system ventilation, board layout, board thickness, and potentially other factors in the design of the application

Table 1. Thermal Resistance (0°C/W) ja, jc
Package thetaJC thetaJA(oC/W) vs. Airflow (ft./min.)
 
 
0100200
132 PQFP6413632
144 TQFP5363127

Figures 1 through 4 provide maximum case temperature as a function of frequency. The temperature values given in each graph are based on the junction temperature of 120°C.



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