Low Voltage Intel
®
Xeon
™
Processor at 1.60 GHz, 2.0 GHz and 2.4 GHz
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6.0 Thermal Specifications
This chapter provides the thermal specifications necessary for designing a thermal solution for the
Low Voltage Intel
®
Xeon
™
processor. Thermal solutions should include heatsinks that apply
pressure to the integrated low voltage heat spreader (IHS). The IHS provides a common interface
intended to be compatible with many heatsink designs. Thermal specifications are based on the
temperature of the IHS top, referred to as the case temperature, or T
CASE
. Thermal solutions should
be designed to maintain the processor within T
CASE
specifications. For information on performing
T
CASE
measurements, refer to the Intel
®
Xeon
™
Processor Thermal Design Guidelines.
See Figure 34 for an exploded view of the processor package and thermal solution assembly.
Note: This is a graphical representation. For specifications, see each component’s respective
documentation listed in Section 1.3.
6.1 Thermal Specifications
To allow for the optimal operation and long-term reliability of Intel processor-based systems, the
system/processor thermal solution should be designed such that the processor remains between the
minimum and maximum case temperature (TC) specifications when operating at or below the
Figure 34. Processor with Thermal and Mechanical Components - Exploded View
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