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Appleton TCI6614 current consumption versus case temperature



I was wondering if you could confirm a behavior we are seeing on the Appleton TCI6614.

1)      The core rails (CVDD and CVDD1) seem very dependent on case temperature for their current usage?

We have the TCI6614 Power Consumption Summary Spreadsheet, Rev 1.0.0. Using the spreadsheet and just increasing the case temperature 10 degrees C the power usage for the SOC goes up roughly 1.3W.

2)      Does this version of the spreadsheet accurately represent how the SOC rails use current versus case temperature?

Is there a more recent version of this spreadsheet that we should be using? This version is what I found on the TI web site.

We also did testing in our lab that shows the current usage on these rails going up with temperature.


3) Is this expected behavior for the Appleton SOC?

 

  • Hello Ron,

    The power consumption model which is available in the TI website is the latest one. Beyond that there is no other version that represent how the SOC rails use current versus case temperature.

    In general, when the case temperature increases, the power consumption would be increased. We had evaluated this in power characterization of the device and derived in the power consumption spreadsheet.

    The below application note may help you utilize the case thermal resistance constants that are included in the datasheet for the 6614 data manual.

    www.ti.com/.../sprabi3.pdf

    Regards,
    Senthil