Heat-Sink Modeling and Design with Dipole Moments Representing IC Excitation

Abstract

Electromagnetic field coupling and radiation from a heat sink is a challenging issue in the electromagnetic compatibility design of high-speed circuits. In order to accurately predict the fields excited by a heat sink, an approach is proposed in this paper to include the equivalent excitation of the heat sink, which is described by some dipole moments constructed from the near-field scanning of the integrated circuit beneath the heat sink. With both the dipole moments and the passive heat-sink structure incorporated in a full-wave model, near-field coupling and far-field radiation can be estimated, and the heat-sink structure can be optimized for mitigating unintentional interferences. Two examples are used to validate and demonstrate the proposed approach.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Center/Lab(s)

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory

Keywords and Phrases

Electromagnetic Field Coupling; Far-field Radiation; Full-wave Model; High-speed Circuits; Near-field Coupling; Near-field Scanning; Dipole Moment; Electromagnetic Compatibility; Electromagnetic Fields; Heat Sinks; Structural Design; Electromagnetic Coupling and Radiation; Heat-sink Excitation

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0018-9375; 1558-187X

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2013 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 2013

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