EEVblog #744 - SMD Thermal Heatsink Design - µSupply Part 15

9 years ago

Dave explains how to attach an SMD power transistor or regulator to a case to use as a heat sink in this design tutorial. And in the process talks about thermal design, the electrical/thermal analogy, and thermal vias.

This is Part 15 of the µSupply Power supply design series. Other videos are here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBF35875F73B5C9B5

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SilPad datasheet: http://www.bergquistcompany.com/pdfs/dataSheets/PDS_SP_A2000_12.08_E.pdf
PowerPeg thermal PCB pin/turret: http://tem-products.com/index.php/powpeg.html/
Saturn PCB Toolkit calculator: http://www.saturnpcb.com/pcb_toolkit.htm

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