Price Compare: metal core PCB v’s fr4

Price Compare: metal core PCB v’s fr4

Fr4 PCB is a very conventional PCB type of electronic industry.
In LED industry Fr4 PCB not use first widely, its metal core PCB uses more widely.
That is the reason why many people don’t know metal core PCB but call it as LED PCB.
Due to thermal management, metal core PCB has to consider more heat than conventional PCB design process.
Add the metal material also not so cheap.
Resulting in most metal core PCB board is more expensive than the FR4 PCB board.

Heat Performance compares: metal core PCB v’s fr4

In traditional electronic PCB design theory, electronic transfer is the first, then the layout.
Metal core PCB design is more than above two points, add consider a PCB heat transfer.
You know in LED lighting applications, heat increase is the biggest problems.
If you choose high performance metal, this situation may change.
By the way, most metal core PCB heat performance is better than FR4 PCB.

The stack up of metal core PCB board VS.Fr4

We have compared the price and performance, this part we will discuss about construct or stack up of metal core PCB.
Metal core PCB have three layer stack up.
And FR4 stacks up depend on each application, it can have 1, 2, 3 or even more later.
In three layer stack up of metal core PCB, the dielectric layer is most different from fr4 PCB.
Metal core PCB has high heat management most reason is it have dielectric layer.

Application compares: metal core PCB VS FR4

Fr4 PCB application has widely than metal core PCB.
But in LED industry, most engineers will choose metal core PCB for new projects.
For example, a single layer metal core PCB stack up, base is metal core, top is the copper, dielectric layer is in the middle. MCPCB is used instead of traditional FR4 or CEM3 PCB because of the ability to efficiently dissipate heat away from the components. This is achieved by using a Thermally Conductive dielectric Layer.

Source: http://4mcpcb.com/metal-core-pcb-vs-fr4-four-parts-detail-comare-report.html

 

Leading the Printed Circuit Board Industry

HTDCircuits.com is one of the world’s largest and dedicated multi layer PCB suppliers. Our passion for electronics and other semiconductors has helped us to become one of the best PCB manufacturers in the business. Apart from this, it has prompted us to expand beyond the boundaries of our country and reach the whole world. 
Printed circuit boards from HTD Group Circuits are the answer to the latest technological advances in the domain of electronic circuit designing technology. These comprise a series of different components assembled together like a waterfall that can be used to perform multiple functions all at the same time by producing a complete circuit. We make it a point to mention all the components that have been assembled, so that it is easy for you to make proper use for it, irrespective of whether you are an expert professional or an amateur.

As we all know, China has a fabulous market for electronics, steel engineering suppliers and manufacturers but their manufacturing skills are well known as well. HTD Circuits as PCB board manufacturers owns a large PCB factory which produces all kind of PCBs you can think of! The custom PCBs can be printed according to your own specifications, ranging from a couple of layers to those going up to as high as 16 layers.

HTD Group Circuits is committed to provide you the best quality of service. This is why all the PCB fabrication is done under the strictest quality control and from the best quality materials, under expert supervision. We even provide you superior quality aluminum PCB boards, copper boards, laser cut stencils, flexible PCBs and a number of other varieties of custom PCB that fit your requirement and budget. 
So order today!

Who can get help from the guide of LED circuit board repair?

What are good guides for LED circuit board repair?

If you have LED circuit board design experience, you may understand this question very clear.
Or you should have a look this part’s content.
Here we discuss the good guides for LED circuit board repair, just for normal people.
If you are a decade engineer, those begin guide is too easy for you.
The guides are packed with illustrations and videos and follow popular IPC standards.

Who can get help from the guide of LED circuit board repair?

Now there were many MCPCB design companies from China.
We want to help more and more LED circuit board designers.
The information within these guides should be helpful to anyone who works with bare LED circuit boards and LED circuit board assemblies.

Source: http://4mcpcb.com/the-guides-for-led-circuit-board-repair.html

Consider the solder pad of the component to close the PCB edge

Top five situations need to make a panel for PCB

• Posted on 13 Jan 2017
 
• By Angel
 
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In this paper, we want to discuss why we should make a panel for PCB design.
If you have visited a PCB fabrication company, you will find most of PCB design as a panel to manufacturing.
4MCPCB experts will main contain Top five situations need to make a panel for PCB.
If you have any thought or ideas, please contact us.

Meet rigid flex PCB mechanical structure requirement

During the PCB manufacturing steps, there were many requirements for mechanical.
Special in CNC drill or rounting process, require the PCB material have good mechanical.
Or can not get right precision rigid flex PCB board.
Even in some simple PCB boards, like metal core PCB, also require making a panel for mechanical consideration.

Consider the solder pad of the component to close the PCB edge

The solder pad of the component is a very important point to rigid flex PCB assembly process.
Not only the quality of the solder pad, but also the distance between the solder pad and the PCB edge can affect assembly quality.
Here Two suggestions from our decades PCB experts below:
If the distance between solder pad with the PCB edge is less than 4.06MM in top layer rigid flex PCB board.
Then the bottom layer, this distance can be reached 5.08 MM.

Consider the distance between the solder point with the edge of the plate

Similar to above, the top layer is less than 4.06MM, and the bottom layer is less than 5.08 MM.
If you have asked some rigid flex PCB designers, most of them were followed those PCB experience.
Also have some special situation, will design a panel for PCB.

Consider the shape during the assembly line

If you have visited the rigid flex PCB plant, you will find some of the PCB have irregular shape or size.
This mean can not successfully through the assembly line.
So make the panel can easy to through the rigid flex PCB assembly line.
That’s the reason why most of the rigid flex PCB will be design panel.

Consider the efficiency of rigid flex PCB manufacturing

In mass production PCB manufacturing, the efficiency is very important.
Make a panel for PCB can be most cost down improve the efficiency.
Special big PCB manufacturing companies, will be more consider panel design to cost down.

The biggest difference is the professional of PCB assembly quote UK service

The difference of PCB assembly quote UK service

• Posted on 12 Jan 2016
 
• By Angel
 
• In led pcb
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We have introduced the PCB assembly quote software.
If you want to choose a good PCB assembly quote UK service, it’s may something different.
So this post will discuss the difference of the PCB assembly quote UK service.
If you have any other opinions, please get in touch with us.

The biggest difference is the professional of PCB assembly quote UK service.

First of all Angel wants to claim that the professional is comparable with other developing countries.
Most of Europe country has the same characteristics with UK’s.
And the professional to know every detail about PCB assembly quote UK service.

The secondly is the delivery time must on time.

Of course, most of PCB assembly quote service must on time.
But during the PCB manufacturing, there were may many problems that can’t image when begin the PCB project.
And those ‘accident’ may delay the PCB quote.
If you have contact with a UK PCB purchase, you must notice this factor.

Source: http://4mcpcb.com/the-difference-of-pcb-assembly-quote-uk-service.html

Through-hole construction PCB Assembling method

Two methods of aluminum core PCB Assembling

If you have visited an aluminium core PCB assembling factory, you may know the line of assembly very long.
It’s not one or two finish, specially assembly mass production aluminium core PCB.
Follow our experience of aluminum core PCB Assembling.
This can be done by through-hole construction or surface-mount construction.

Aluminum core PCB assembling includes the assembling of the electronic components on the respective holes in the PCB.

Through-hole construction PCB Assembling method

In through-hole construction method, the component leads are inserted into the holes drilled in the PCB.
This method is very normal in PCB board assembly, but in the aluminium core PCB industry, was not used very widely.

Surface-mount construction PCB Assembling method

In surface-mount construction method, a pad having the legs similar to the PCB design is inserted and the IC’s are placed or fixed on top of them.
If you have fixed your LED light or aluminium lighting, you will find most light use this method assembly aluminium core PCB component.

The common aspect in both the methods is that the component leads are electrically and mechanically fixed to the board with a molten metal solder.

Source: http://4mcpcb.com/two-methods-of-aluminum-core-pcb-assembling-compare.html

Rigid flex PCB design mind is differ

Rigid flex PCB Cost comparison of design

• Posted on 26 Jul 2016
 
• By Emma
 
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Previous post we have discussed rigid flex PCB cost comparison, and this post will focus on design comparison of rigid flex PCB cost.

Rigid flex PCB design Cost higher than FR-4 PCB

If you have a new rigid flex PCB design project, you may think the cost is higher than your FR-4 PCB board.
Because there were some cost increase rigid PCBdesign process.
You know rigid flex PCB manufacture has the most complex process, so during its design process should consider more factors.

Rigid flex PCB design mind is differ

We have mention that rigid flex PCB design should consider more factors.
In most rigid flex PCB designers, their desing minds were difference from traditional FR-4 PCB’s.
Design multiple FR-4 PCB into one design to some project, if you use rigid flex board, just only one design is needed with a rigid flex PCB.

Because most of FR-4 PCB board need multiple cables to connect, but rigid flex PCB do not need them.

The features of PCB for automotive industry

Increase the market share of PCB for automotive

Battery Electric Vehicle becomes more and more and resulting in increase requirements of vehicle PCB board. And the requirements were a range of from prototypes to production and from simple to the most advanced technologies.

The features of PCB for automotive industry

Difference from rigid PCB use in automobiles, the PCB type use in automotive have increased. The most automotive electronic designer will consider rigid, flexible, and rigid-flex printed circuit boards. The main reason was harsh condition require high performance PCB for automotive and meet demanding electronic applications that can withstand high heat, speed and motion. Not only the performance, but also require reliability increase.

Need more flexible PCB for the automotive industry

Now automotive has increased very fast, not only increase the count of automobiles, but also the new technologies. And more and more new technological requirement new innovations and high performance PCB board. The automotive industry is constantly developing automobiles in order to strive for enhanced safety and superior technological abilities. These constant innovations increase the need for rigid and flexible circuit boards to heighten the overall automobile experience for a customer. That was the main reason more and more MCPCB manufacturers turn to produce flexible automotive PCB. 

Source: http://4mcpcb.com/increase-the-market-share-of-pcb-for-automotive.html

The most common Hybrid Metal Core PCB types

Hybrid Metal Core PCB manufacture process

• Posted on 23 Jun 2016
 
• By David
 
• In aluminum pcb
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First of all, David have to introduce a new PCB definition: Insulated metal substrate (IMS).
Its construction has a sub-assembly of non-thermal material, and usually this Hybrid Metal Core PCB manufacture processis independent.
In a ‘Hybrid’ IMS construction a “Sub-assembly” of a non-thermal material is processed independently.

New Hybird Metal Core PCB manufacture process is different

Some creative MCPCB manufacturers make a Hybrid IMS PCB bonded to the aluminum base with thermal materials.
That’s the reason why so many hybrid Metal Core PCB boards have difference when compares with before manufacture process.

Why we add aluminum base in metal core PCB manufacture process?

If you have read our aluminium PCB board article, you will find the aluminium layer can decrease the temperature of products.
Bonding this layer to an aluminum base with thermal dielectrics can help dissipate heat, improve the rigidity and act as a shield.
Due the metal core PCB manufacture process, some fabrications may use metal alloy instant of aluminium base.
By the way, even the metal alloy core PCB cheaper than metal core PCB, but the latter was recommended due to the reliability.

The most common Hybrid Metal Core PCB types

Now, more engineer prefers to choose hybrid metal core PCB, but most of them don’t know the full name of this board.
David just wants more guys know the truth of MCPCB, and introduce the most common hybrid aluminum PCB.
The most common construction is a 2-Layer or 4-Layer Sub-assembly made from conventional FR-4.
Click the link to read: The hybrid aluminum PCB manufacturer tells you its secret

Source: http://4mcpcb.com/hybrid-metal-core-pcb-manufacture-process.html

LED light circuit board is different from the normal PCB board

LED lights circuit board difference with normal PCB

• Posted on 21 Dec 2015
 
• By allen
 
• In led circuit board, led pcb board
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This post will discuss two different type PCB board.
If you have any about the circuit board LED lights question, please let me know.
We will update your opinion on this post.

What is the normal PCB board?

Here Allen don’t want to use the wiki definition of the normal PCB board, if you want to see it, please search on google.
When you unscrew the circuit board and take it out, you can see that the circuit board is a thin piece of fiberglass that has thin copper “wires” etched onto its surface.

LED light circuit board is different from the normal PCB board

The first is about construction layer.
LED light circuit board has three layers, top is the circuit layer, dielectric layer and the thermal conduction layer.
But most of the normal PCB board, top layer and inner layer were both circuit layer.

The second difference is application.
You know most of MCPCB board use LED lighting industry.
But the normal PCB board can use all electronic industries.

Source: http://4mcpcb.com/led-lights-circuit-board-difference-with-normal-pcb.html

The theory of how to repair multilayer PCB boards

The ignore assembly cost of the rigid flex PCB board

• Posted on 27 Jul 2016
 
• By Emma
 
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We have discussed the right way calculated rigid flex PCB assembly, this post is related to this topic.

Rigid flex PCB and rigid PCB assembly method comparison

In rigid flex PCB assembly solution just require one assembly step.
But if use cables assembly on rigid PCB board, there were two or more steps to be assembly.

The ignore cost during rigid flex PCB assembly

If you just consider the price from rigid PCB supplier, you may speed more money to assemble you rigid PCB project.
What is the extra ignore cost during rigid flex PCB order?
Emma has asked this question to experience PCB experts, and get the answer below.
The ignore cost during rigid flex PCB assembly must include items such as: the cost of kitting for assembly, labor, in-process inspection, cable assembly, test, final test, PCB tooling and test, and the costs associated with the engineering time required for each of these operations.

Source: http://4mcpcb.com/the-ignore-assembly-cost-of-the-rigid-flex-pcb-board.html

The risk of high temperature circuit board application

Top three features of high heat circuit board

This paper is going to discuss the high heat circuit board.
As we know the high heat circuit board is a high end PCB board type.
The designers have squeezed ever more performance out of printed circuit board.
This means that high heat circuit board designers should consider high temperature applications in the first.
If you have know electronic theory, you may find this is difficult to finish.
So we will from some different factors to discuss the feature of the high heat circuit board.

The risk of high temperature circuit board application

As we know power densities can affect the product temperature.
Then the power densities are on the rise, the temperature also rises.
HTD PCB manufacture experts told us that the risk of high temperature can wreak component.
Not only the havoc on the conductors, dielectrics, but also the circuit board itself.
As consequence of high temperature, you should consider more during the design process.

The electronic performance of high heat PCB board

We have known the high temperature can affect components.
This means the temperature also affects thermal and electrical impedances.
During the elevated temperatures, those electronic impedances have bad performance.
Causing erratic system performance, until it outright fails.

High heat PCB have differences in thermal expansion rates

If you have learned some PCB manufacture process, you may know the thermal expansion is an important factor.
As well know it's a measure of the tendency of a material to expand when heated and shrink when cooled. 
Its can be cause cracking and connection failures during PCB assembly process.
Between conductor and dielectrics generate mechanical stress.
By the the highest temperature PCB boards are subject to cyclic heating and cooling.

Source: http://www.htdcircuits.com/top-three-features-of-high-heat-circuit-board.html

Top 100 PCB Manufacturers From China Report

Top 100 PCB manufacturers: Click Pic to View Online

The Reason Why HTD Shared Top 100 PCB manufacturers?

-Many  oversea PCB electronic company don’t know the China PCB industry.
-Some of China PCB manufacturers produce bad quality
-Better service from Top PCB manufacturers

Top 100 PCB manufacturers Report

Recent, there was a ranking about Top 100 China PCB manufacturers on wechat.
Jim want shared this report to all PCB purchase managers.

HTD Group Circuit Board Solution

Now HTD capabilities is ranking the 51th on the top PCB manufacturers report.
So HTD have more oversea customer.
If you want to place PCB, please mail to info@htdcircuits.com

The time of PCB manufacturer customers' reference

If you have experience in new products development, you may know the risk of a PCB manufacturing sourcing is really hard work.
This post we will discuss this topic.

To measure a good PCB manufacturer

You know, to measure a good PCB manufacturer have many factors.
But the customer references are the first factor.
Because you can from those cooperated customer to analysis.
What is the most hot sell PCB type and the PCB market share.

The time of PCB manufacturer customers' reference

This issue may most PCB purchase want to know.
Under HTD circuits experience, this is often done by a supplier before extending credit.
The same process can serve the end customers well.

Source: http://www.htdcircuits.com/how-can-the-risk-of-a-pcb-manufacturing-sourcing-decision-be-minimized-.html

The mechanical via that PCB manufacturer can be done

Why HTDcircuits discuss the smallest mechanical via?

This paper is focus on the smallest mechanical via.
In fact we have announce our PCB manufacturing capability.
And we have mention the smallest drill size.
There were many customers ask questions about the smallest mechanical via HTD can be done.
So we have to discuss this topic.

The mechanical via that PCB manufacturer can be done

If they are true vias where the finished size is NOT of any consequence, we say, “Why not call them out as +.003” minus the entire hole size?”
At that point I tell them that we can drill smaller and require less signal pad and anti-pad size, which opens the customer up for some routing for these fine-pitch parts. While we are at it, let’s talk about pitch. 
Many times, we are approached by customers talking about a specific pitch between mounts or pads, such as .4mm or .5mm pitch. 
Understand that without a design to see the via image data, it is difficult for a fabricator to properly understand what pitch means to the customer.
The pitch is the distance from the center of a given entity to the center of an adjacent entity.

The smallest mechanical via related to SMT

This can mean different things based on pad/mount size. Let me give you an SMT pad as an example:
A .5mm pitch means .0197” between the centers of two BGA pads or surface mounts. This seems like a very reasonable distance, given today’s circuit board geometries. 
However, what if the designed surface mount pad width is .015” wide? This would mean a .5mm pitch would leave only .0047” edge to edge between the mounts. 
This gives you little or no room to route a trace between mounts at that width and pitch.
Clearly as the pitch between parts decreases based on today’s shrinking chip footprints, the associated surface mount or BGA pad widths need to decrease as well to be able to route even a .003” or .004” trace between them.

Take roof-floor bat in PCB flatness Check

The good PCB supplier has a good final inspection of flatness

If you have chosen a good PCB supplier, the quality guarantee is necessary.
Due to not every one PCB plant can provide 100% final flatness inspection.
Most important is that the bat warping can affect PCB performance.
That's the reason why we should avoid this issue.
So this paper will focus discuss how China PCB manufacturer treatment the bat warping PCB issue?

Most PCB manufacturers Use the oven to bake bat warping

HTDcircuits experts told us that all warping PCB boards should take out.
Usually the worker will pick out those warping PCB into the oven.
Then the oven will be set back under pressure, and the temperature can be get 150 degrees Celsius.
The last step is cool the PCB board in nature under pressure.
The cooling step can use 3-6 hours finish.

Take roof-floor bat in PCB flatness Check

Then we should check those warping PCB boards after the oven process.
Difference PCB manufacturers have a difference final inspection method.
In HTDcircuits plant, take roof-floor bat in PCB flatness check.
Due to this PCB, check method can save part board.
Even some of the PCB board may be two to three times the baked pressures to leveling.

Consider warping scrapped during PCB manufacturing

Most of time the warping issue can handle.
And there were some special machine can be use warping PCB board.
Even those methods can help you handle most warping issue.
Also consider warping scrapped during PCB manufacturing.
If more involved with the technological measures to prevent warping of practice, not baked pressure also useless part board, can only be scrapped.

Source:http://www.htdcircuits.com/how-china-pcb-manufacturer-treatment-the-bat-warping-pcb-issue-.html

The second cooling method of HASL PCB manufacturing

HASL is short for hot air leveling PCB.

If you have visited a HASL PCB manufacturer, you will know that the temperature is the biggest problem should handle.
Because the temperature can be 250 degrees during soldering assembly.
So this paper will discuss the solution use by most HASL PCB manufacturers.

The first method use by HASL PCB manufacturers

We have known HASL PCB have high temperature during soldering process.
Usual the PCB assembly line worker will put the board on the marble or steel flat.
In order to natural cooling and make cleaning after processor.
This cooling method is the most simple, also the most widely used.

The second cooling method of HASL PCB manufacturing

You know some of HASL PCB manufacturers want to improve surface brightness.
The worker will put the soldering PCB board through cold water.
This is the most fast cooling method, but also must consider the warping change.
Because difference temperature has difference mechanical performance.
That's the reason why some big PCB manufacturer uses a special cooling machine.
This type sealing machine allows to mount on the bed for cooling air flotation.

Source: http://www.htdcircuits.com/how-to-cooling-hot-air-leveling-pcb-in-assembly-process-.html

The first step of multilayer PCB manufacturing material preparing

The aim of multilayer PCB manufacturing material preparing process

If you have know the stress of multilayer PCB laminated, you will understand the aim of multilayer PCB manufacturing material preparing process more clear.
Because the layer after pressing except stress is very important for its lifetime. This point may confuse by most new hands of PCB designer.
So HTD circuits want to more guys to know that better multilayer PCB manufacturing material preparing process, longer life time it is.
The preparing for multilayer PCB manufacturing material process is one step completely not omitted.

The first step of multilayer PCB manufacturing material preparing

Produce multilayer prototypes in complete take out after.
The multilayer PCB manufacturing material can through hot, cold, cut or milling off.
All those PCB manufacturing method should be flashing in the oven.
Because most of time the stress of the PCB manufacturing material have changed when the flash in the oven.

The second step of multilayer PCB manufacturing material preparing

We have know the stress of multilayer PCB manufacturing material will be changed when it flash in the oven.
But how to measure the stress or how to make the decision to finish preparing process?
From our decades PCB experts, flat baked 4 hours, 150 degrees Celsius to release the stress gradually in the plate and resin curing.
This is a very important step for multilayer PCB board.
Because this factor not only relate to its lifetime, but also affect its performance.

Source: http://www.htdcircuits.com/do-you-know-the-preparing-process-of-multilayer-pcb-manufacturing-material.html

Multilayer PCBs: The Amazing Invention of Electronics

Printed circuit boards, abbreviated as PCBs have become an integral part of the electronics world. They provide the users as a relief from the abstruse process of point-to-point wiring and circuit complexities. They have surely relieved us from buying plenty of wires and electronic equipment and have made our job much simpler by putting them on a short board. From day-to-day general electronic products to medical equipment, dedicated service equipment, and high-reliability products, everywhere we can see the undefeated usages of PCBs. So we can call it as a wonder of the modern electronics.

In accordance with the rapid growth of PCB usages, there has been also a transforming change in PCB production. Many electronic equipment manufacturers in china produce PCB as well, where there are some of them dedicating themselves solely to PCB production. There are various techniques of producing a frisky circuit from a lump of electronic components and a board. This wide variety of PCB manufacturing arts has been able to produce a number of different types of PCBs. The PCBs can be comprised of several layers. So on the basis of a number of layers included the PCBs have been categorized into two major parts such as one layered PCB and Multilayer PCB.

The multilayer PCB is different from double layer PCB, where both of the Sides of the PCB are printed with electronic component and wires. The multilayer PCBs are consisted of at least 3 layers of conductive materials.

The preparation of multilayer PCBs is somehow different than others. The alternating layers of core materials are pressed together to make the multilayer PCBs. The process is performed carefully to make sure that no air is stuck between the layers. The conductors are purely coated by resins for safety purpose. An adhesive element is used to stick the different layers together. The adhesive is properly melted before using and once it is used between the layers, it is cooled down. Multilayer PCBs are highly beneficial and popular among engineers. They can serve multiple tasks at one hand.

• The increased flexibility: If proper connections are made according to the need of a particular project the multilayer PCBs can be used to produce a wide variety of circuit combinations, thus increasing the flexibility of usage.

• Density: The increased number of layers can be a great step towards assembling a variety of different electronic components thus increasing the assembly density.

• Reducing the complexity: The multilayer PCBs have greatly reduced the job of wiring the components individually.

• Less space: As the components are tied together in a single PCB with multiple layers, the space of the circuit is reduced.

Source: http://www.htdcircuits.com/multilayer-pcbs--the-amazing-invention-of-electronics.html

Use CFD simulate PCB thermal design

How to handle the thermal management during automotive PCB design?

Making sure that automotive electronics are reliable, safe, and properly designed begins at the component level. Heat must be addressed early in the design process for these goals to be achieved. The most important thermal resistance for heat, outside the IC package, is the PCB. Rich PCB manufacturing engineers use 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simulate and test a PCB’s thermal design. Modeling the main heat flow paths in detail is critical to ensure that generated heat in the component flows out to the ambient, either through convection, conduction, or radiation. Knowing the thermal junction resistance allows optimizing a design for more efficient and less costly heatsinks, materials, and ICs.

When building a model to use in simulation, different methods can be used to represent chip packages and PCBs. Chip packages are typically defined as four types. The simple cuboid is a lumped component with some material properties and a heat source applied to it. The 2-resistor model doesn’t include any thermal capacitance and is therefore not suitable for transient analysis of component temperatures. The Delphi model is comprised of several thermal resistances and capacitances and thus is more accurate and suitable for transient simulations. Finally, the detailed model is modeled explicitly and is the most accurate model; however, it also increases the simulation time and requirements for computing resources.

For the PCB, four detailing levels from simple to complex also are used in simulation: lumped approximation, individual layers’ representation, layers modeled with “patches,” and copper tracks and areas modeled in detail.