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Thermal power – Altera Cyclone II PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Manual

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PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide For Cyclone II FPGAs

May 2006

Power Analysis

Figure 3–20. Power Areas in Main Section

Thermal Power

Thermal power is the power dissipated in the Cyclone II device. The total
thermal power is shown in Watts and is a sum of the thermal power of all
the resources being used in the device. The total thermal power includes
the maximum power from standby and dynamic power.

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The total thermal power only includes the thermal component
for the I/O section and does not include the external power
dissipation, such as from voltage referenced termination
resistors.

Figure 3–21

shows the total thermal power in Watts. The thermal power

for each section is also displayed. To see how the thermal power for a
section was calculated, click on the section to view the inputs entered for
that section.

Thermal Analysis
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Power Supply
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Thermal Power

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