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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 259.65+2.3%Jan 23 9:30 AM EST
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To: tcmay who wrote (77910)4/22/2002 2:19:22 AM
From: Mani1Read Replies (1) of 275872
 
Re <<your point about how increasing the heat spreader or slug area will increase thermal resistance makes no sense>>

Yes that does not make any sense, but that was never my point.

My point is that the addition of the heat slug into the total package ads to the total thermal resistance. If you look at the current Athlon package, you see the bare die is showing. Future plan for AMD is to glue in a lid (or slug) on top of that die. This lid protects the die, but thermaly it does not help since it adds another layer of thermal resistance.

Mani
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