SBVS252B October 2014 – February 2019 TPS735-Q1
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Using the thermal metrics ΨJT and ΨJB, as shown in the table, the junction temperature can be estimated with the corresponding formulas (given in Equation 5).
where
NOTE
Both TT and TB can be measured on actual application boards using an infrared thermometer.
For more information about measuring TT and TB, see the application note, Using New Thermal Metrics, SBVA025.
According to Figure 24, the thermal metrics (ΨJT and ΨJB) have very little dependency on copper area. Using ΨJT or ΨJB with Equation 5 is a good way to estimate TJ by simply measuring TT or TB on an application board.