Thermal Design User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs

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Date 4/01/2024
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Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction to Agilex™ 5 FPGA Thermal Design Guidelines 2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA Mechanical Construction 3. Agilex™ 5 FPGA CTM Construction 4. Power and Thermal Calculator (PTC) 5. General FPGA Thermal Design Considerations 6. Design Examples 7. Heat Sinks 8. Document Revision History for the Thermal Design User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs A. Agilex™ 5 FPGA Product Keys and Package Drawings
1. Introduction to Agilex™ 5 FPGA Thermal Design Guidelines x
1.1. Definitions of Thermal and Power Terms Used in this Document
2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA Mechanical Construction x
2.1. Built-in Temperature Sensors
2.1. Built-in Temperature Sensors x
2.1.1. Agilex™ 5 FPGA Temperature Rating
3. Agilex™ 5 FPGA CTM Construction x
3.1. CTM File Format 3.2. Thermal Modeling with the CTM 3.3. CTM Top Temperature, TCASE Virtual Sensor 3.4. Obtaining the CTM
4. Power and Thermal Calculator (PTC) x
4.1. PTC Thermal Tab Parameters 4.2. Thermal Analysis with the PTC 4.3. PTC Thermal Tab Calculation Options 4.4. Thermal Resistances and Low Power Devices 4.5. Sensor Temperatures on the PTC Thermal Tab
5. General FPGA Thermal Design Considerations x
5.1. FPGA Power Considerations
5.1. FPGA Power Considerations x
5.1.1. FPGA Maximum Allowed Power Dissipation 5.1.2. Static, Dynamic, and Standby Power
5.1.2. Static, Dynamic, and Standby Power x
5.1.2.1. Future-Proofing an FPGA Thermal Design
6. Design Examples x
6.1. Example 1: Constant Die Power with CFD and TJ-MAX Calculation Mode 6.2. Example 2: Solution with Temperature-Dependent Power 6.3. Example 3: Known Cooling Capacity 6.4. Example 4: Heat Sink Selection
6.1. Example 1: Constant Die Power with CFD and TJ-MAX Calculation Mode x
6.1.1. CFD Results
7. Heat Sinks x
7.1. Attachment Force 7.2. Thermal Interface Material (TIM)
1. Introduction to Agilex™ 5 FPGA Thermal Design Guidelines
2. Agilex™ 5 FPGA Mechanical Construction
3. Agilex™ 5 FPGA CTM Construction
4. Power and Thermal Calculator (PTC)
5. General FPGA Thermal Design Considerations
6. Design Examples
7. Heat Sinks
8. Document Revision History for the Thermal Design User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs
A. Agilex™ 5 FPGA Product Keys and Package Drawings

1.1. Definitions of Thermal and Power Terms Used in this Document

The following table defines terminology used in this document.
Table 1.  Thermal and Power Terminology Used in this Document
Term Description
CFD Computational fluid dynamic. A numerical analysis method for solving conjugated heat transfer problems.
CTM Compact thermal model. A geometric model used as an input to a CFD tool.
DTS Digital thermal sensor.
FAE Field application engineer.
IHS Integrated heat spreader. The top case of an FPGA.
PTC The Intel FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator.
TCASE Temperature at the center of the integrated heat spreader (IHS) or at the FPGA exposed die.
TTP The total power dissipation of the device. This includes static power, with static power savings subtracted. The PTC reports this value in the Power Summary window.
TDP Thermal design power. The power dissipated in a die used for thermal analysis purposes.
TA Ambient temperature, measured locally in teh area surrounding the FPGA. The ambient temperature should be measured just upstream of a passive heat sink or at the fan inlet for an active heat sink.
TCORE Core fabric die temperature.
TJ Junction temperature.
TJ-MAX Maximum junction temperature. A maximum allowable absolute temperature rating of the device or a targeted value.
TIM Thermal interface material.
TSD Temperature sensor diode.
VID Voltage identification code.
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