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SNVS038G – JULY 1999 – REVISED MARCH 2013

Figure 21. Heat sink thermal Resistance vs Area

THERMAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE DDPAK/TO-263 PACKAGE

Unlike the TO-220 package, the TO-263 package uses the printed circuit board as the heat sink to remove heat

from the device. The device dissipation is:

(8)

For the LM1085IS-x.x pre-set voltage versions, the dissipation can be calculated using:

(9)

The LM1085IS-ADJ adjustable voltage version, the dissipation can be calculated using:

(10)

Current through the ADJ pin is sufficiently small such that any contribution to the device dissipation is so low that

it can safely be ignored.

Maximum power dissipation of the LM1085IS depends on the total thermal resistance from the silicon junction

through the package TAB (

surrounding air (

(11)

For the LM1085IS in the DDPAK/TO-263 3-pin package, the junction-to-case thermal rating,

where the case is the bottom of the package at the center of the TAB. Typical junction-to-ambient thermal

performance for the LM1085IS, using the JESD51 standards, is summarized in the following table:

BOARD TYPE

THERMAL VIAS

JEDEC 2-Layer

None

81 °C/W

(per JESD 51-3)

0

59 °C/W

2

31 °C/W

JEDEC 4-Layer

4

27 °C/W

(per JESD 51-7)

8

24 °C/W

12

23 °C/W

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