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10/20/2000
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CMPWR100
CALIFORNIA MICRO DEVICES
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Typical Thermal Characteristics
 continued
Thermal dissipation of junction heat consists primarily of
two paths in series. The first path is the junction to the
case  (
θ
) thermal resistance, which is defined by the
package style, and the second path is the case to
ambient (
θ
) thermal resistance, which is dependent on
board layout and construction.
For a given package style and board layout, the operat-
ing junction temperature is a function of junction power
dissipation P
, and the ambient temperature, resulting
in the following thermal equation:
T
JUNC
 = T
AMB
 + P
JUNC
 (
θ
JC 
) + P
JUNC
 (
θ
CA
 )
The 8 lead narrow SOIC style package has 
θ
of 60
°
C/
W. When mounted on a printed circuit board with a heat-
spreading ability equivalent to 2 square inches of
copper, the resulting  
θ
CA 
 is approximately 40
°
C/W.
Based on maximum power dissipation of 0.4W
(2Vx200mA) with an ambient of 70
°
C the resulting
junction temperature will be:
T
JUNC
 = T
AMB
 + P
JUNC
 (
θ
JC 
) + P
JUNC
 (
θ
CA
 )
          = 70
°
C  + 0.4W (60
°
C/W) + 0.4W (40
°
C/W)
          = 70
°
C  + 24
°
C + 16
°
C
          = 110
°
C
The CMPWR100 can therefore be operated at full rated
load conditions when provided with a case to ambient
thermal resistance of 40
°
C/W. Most multi-layer boards
using power plane construction will readily provide this
acceptable thermal environment.
Measurements showing performance up to maximum
junction temperature of 125
°
C were performed under
light load conditions (5mA). This allows the ambient
temperature to be representative of the internal junction
temperature.
Output Voltage vs. Temperature.
 This shows the
regulator V
 performance over the temperature range
for lightly loaded conditions (5mA).
An overall peak to peak variation of less than 15mV
occurs over the 100
°
C change in junction temperature
which equates to a voltage temperature coefficient of
50ppm/
°
C.
3.34
3.32
3.30
3.28
3.260
25
5mA Load
50
Junction Temperature (C)
V
75
100
Auxiliary Switch Resistance
 is shown over the normal
operating temperature range.
The auxiliary switch resistance has a variation of
approximately 0.05
 over the 100
°
C change in junction
temperature.
Regulator Output Voltage
Auxiliary Switch Resistance
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.100
25
50
Ambient Temperature (
C)
R
)
75
100