Intel E7500 Design Guide - Page 8

Design Flow

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Introduction R 1.1 Design Flow To develop a reliable, cost-effective thermal solution, several tools have been provided to the system designer. Figure 1 illustrates the design process implicit to this document and the tools appropriate for each step. Figure 1. Thermal Design Process Step 1: Thermal Simulation - Thermal Models - Thermal Model Users Guide Step 2: Heatsink Selection - Thermal Reference - Mechanical Reference Step 3: Thermal Validation - Thermal Testing Software - Software Users Guide Therm_Design_Proc 8 Intel® E7500 MCH Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines

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Introduction
R
8
Intel
®
E7500 MCH Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines
1.1
Design Flow
To develop a reliable, cost-effective thermal solution, several tools have been provided to the
system designer. Figure 1 illustrates the design process implicit to this document and the tools
appropriate for each step.
Figure 1. Thermal Design Process
Step 1: Thermal Simulation
- Thermal Models
- Thermal Model Users
Guide
Step 2:
Heatsink Selection
- Thermal Reference
- Mechanical Reference
Step 3:
Thermal Validation
- Thermal Testing Software
- Software Users Guide
Therm_Design_Proc