The construction and usage of compact thermal models (CTMs), for the thermal analysis as well as the design of cooling devices for electronic systems, are reviewed. These models have many advantages over the so called detailed models based on 3D simulations, mainly being a convenient and simple quantitative description of the modeled object, when constructional details are either unavailable or too detailed to be of use at the desired level of analysis. However, CTMs have manifested some deficiencies in many cases, in particular, multiple chip modules (MCM) and stacked dies. The opposite approach, detailed modeling, is more reliable, although extremely heavy. A new approach is proposed that solves this dilemma by bridging the gap between compact and detailed models. While retaining all advantages of CTMs, i.e., having a limited number of degrees of freedom and not requiring detailed constructional features, it can attain any required precision level depending on the degree of complexity adopted. It gives reliable results covering all operating conditions including MCM and stacked dies. Moreover, it gives access to data on surface temperature gradients that were never obtained before by compact models and are highly important for reliability issues.
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Thermal Issues In Emerging Technologies Theory And Applications, Theta
Compact Thermal Models: A Global Approach
Mohamed-Nabil Sabry,
Mohamed-Nabil Sabry
Center for R&D and International Cooperation,
French University in Egypt
, 10 Hadaeq Ramo, Tariq ElNasr, Medinet Nasr, Cairo 11371, Egypt
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Hossam Saleh Abdelmeguid
Hossam Saleh Abdelmeguid
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Mansoura University
, Mansoura, Egypt
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Mohamed-Nabil Sabry
Center for R&D and International Cooperation,
French University in Egypt
, 10 Hadaeq Ramo, Tariq ElNasr, Medinet Nasr, Cairo 11371, Egypt
Hossam Saleh Abdelmeguid
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Mansoura University
, Mansoura, EgyptJ. Electron. Packag. Dec 2008, 130(4): 041107 (6 pages)
Published Online: November 14, 2008
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September 28, 2007
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August 17, 2008
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November 14, 2008
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Sabry, M., and Abdelmeguid, H. S. (November 14, 2008). "Compact Thermal Models: A Global Approach." ASME. J. Electron. Packag. December 2008; 130(4): 041107. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2993132
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