Si4890DY_RC Vishay Siliconix R-C Thermal Model Parameters DESCRIPTION The parametric values in the R-C thermal model have been derived using curve-fitting techniques. These techniques are described in "A Simple Method of Generating Thermal Models for a Power MOSFET"[1]. When implemented in P-Spice, these values have matching characteristic curves to the Single Pulse Transient Thermal Impedance curves for the MOSFET. R-C values for the electrical circuit in the Foster/Tank and Cauer/Filter configurations are included. Note: For a detailed explanation of implementing these values in P-SPICE, refer to Application Note AN609 Thermal Simulations Of Power MOSFETs on P-SPICE Platform. R-C THERMAL MODEL FOR TANK CONFIGURATION R-C VALUES FOR TANK CONFIGURATION Thermal Resistance (°C/W) Junction to Ambient Case Foot RT1 5.8804 N/A N/A RT2 14.8471 N/A N/A RT3 32.2261 N/A N/A RT4 47.0464 N/A N/A Thermal Capacitance (Joules/°C) Junction to Ambient Case Foot CT1 2.2957 m N/A N/A CT2 30.0711 m N/A N/A CT3 213.4549 m N/A N/A CT4 2.2477 N/A N/A This document is intended as a SPICE modeling guideline and does not constitute a commercial product data sheet. Designers should refer to the appropriate data sheet of the same number for guaranteed specification limits. Document Number: 74599 Revision: 01-Jun-07 www.vishay.com 1 Si4890DY_RC Vishay Siliconix R-C THERMAL MODEL FOR FILTER CONFIGURATION R-C VALUES FOR FILTER CONFIGURATION Thermal Resistance (°C/W) Junction to Ambient Case Foot RF1 6.2566 N/A N/A RF2 16.8750 N/A N/A RF3 34.7715 N/A N/A RF4 42.0969 N/A N/A Thermal Capacitance (Joules/°C) Junction to Ambient Case Foot CF1 1.8326 m N/A N/A CF2 21.0007 m N/A N/A CF3 160.7741 m N/A N/A CF4 2.2557 N/A N/A Note: NA indicates not applicable Reference: [1] "A Simple Method of Generating Thermal Models for a Power MOSFET" by Wharton McDaniel and Kandarp Pandya, IEEE / SEMITHERM 2002 www.vishay.com 2 Document Number: 74599 Revision: 01-Jun-07 Si4890DY_RC Vishay Siliconix Document Number: 74599 Revision: 01-Jun-07 www.vishay.com 3