— For the Intel® 82G35 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub
(GMCH)
August 2007
Document Number: 317609-001
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As the complexity of computer systems increases, so do power dissipation
requirements. The additional power of next generation systems must be properly
dissipated. Heat can be dissipated using improved system cooling, selective use of
ducting, and/or passive heatsinks.
The objective of thermal management is to ensure that the temperatures of all
components in a system are maintained within functional limits. The functional
temperature limit is the range within which the electrical circuits can be expected to
meet specified performance requirements. Operation outside the functional limit can
degrade system performance, cause logic errors, or cause component and/or system
damage. Temperatures exceeding the maximum operating limits may result in
irreversible changes in the operating characteristics of the component.
This document is for the following device:
®
•Intel
G35 Express Chipset GMCH (82G35 GMCH)
This document presents the conditions and requirements to properly design a cooling
solution for systems that implement the GMCH. Properly designed solutions provide
adequate cooling to maintain the GMCH case temperature at or below thermal
specifications. This is accomplished by providing a low local-ambient temperature,
ensuring adequate local airflow, and minimizing the case to local-ambient thermal
resistance. By maintaining the GMCH case temperature at or below those
recommended in this document, a system designer can ensure the proper
functionality, performance, and reliability of this component.
Note: Unless otherwise specified the information in this document applies to all
configurations of the Intel
®
G35 Express Chipset. The Intel® G35 Express Chipset will
be available with integrated graphics and associated SDVO and analog display ports.
The Intel® G35 Express Chipset is a Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) targeted
for use with the Intel
processor family in the LGA775 Land Grid Array Package and the Intel
®
Core™2 Duo processor family and Intel® Core™2 Quad
®
ICH8 in
desktop platforms.
Note: In this document the use of the term chipset refers to the combination of the GMCH
and the Intel ICH8. For the ICH8 thermal details, refer to the Intel
®
I/O Controller Hub
8 (ICH8) Thermal Design Guidelines.
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1.1 Terminology
Term Description
FC-BGA Flip Chip Ball Grid Array. A package type defined by a plastic substrate where a
die is mounted using an underfill C4 (Controlled Collapse Chip Connection)
attach style. The primary electrical interface is an array of solder balls attached
to the substrate opposite the die. Note that the device arrives at the customer
with solder balls attached.
Intel® ICH8 Intel® I/O Controller Hub 8. The chipset component that contains the primary
PCI interface, LPC interface, USB, ATA, and/or other legacy functions.
GMCH Graphic Memory Controller Hub. The chipset component that contains the
processor and memory interface and integrated graphics core.
TA The local ambient air temperature at the component of interest. The ambient
temperature should be measured just upstream of airflow for a passive
heatsink or at the fan inlet for an active heatsink.
TC The case temperature of the GMCH component. The measurement is made at
the geometric center of the die.
Introduction
T
The maximum value of T
C-MAX
T
The minimum valued of T
C-MIN
TDP Thermal Design Power is specified as the maximum sustainable power to be
dissipated by the GMCH. This is based on extrapolations in both hardware and
software technology. Thermal solutions should be designed to TDP.
TIM Thermal Interface Material: thermally conductive material installed between
two surfaces to improve heat transfer and reduce interface contact resistance.
Ψ
Case-to-ambient thermal solution characterization parameter (Psi). A measure
CA
of thermal solution performance using total package power. Defined as
– TA) / Total Package Power. Heat source size should always be specified for
The GMCH is available in a 34 mm [1.34 in] x 34 mm [1.34 in] Flip Chip Ball Grid
Array (FC-BGA) package with 1226 solder balls. The die size is currently 11.83 mm
[0.466in] x 10.52 mm [0.414in] and is subject to change. A mechanical drawing of
the package is shown in
2.1.1 Non-Grid Array Package Ball Placement
The GMCH package uses a “balls anywhere” concept. Minimum ball pitch is 0.8 mm
[0.031 in], but ball ordering does not follow a 0.8-mm grid. Board designers should
ensure correct ball placement when designing for the non-grid array pattern. For exact
ball locations relative to the package, contact your Intel Field Sales Representative.
Table 1 provides static load specifications for the package. This mechanical maximum
load limit should not be exceeded during heatsink assembly, shipping conditions, or
standard use condition. Also, any mechanical system or component testing should not
exceed the maximum limit. The package substrate should not be used as a mechanical
reference or load-bearing surface for the thermal and mechanical solution.
Table 1. Package Loading Specifications
Parameter Maximum Notes
Static
NOTES:
1. These specifications apply to uniform compressive loading in a direction normal to the
package.
2. This is the maximum force that can be applied by a heatsink retention clip. The clip must
also provide the minimum specified load on the package.
3. These specif ications are based on limited testing for design characterization. Loading limits
are for the package only.
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15 lbf
1,2,3
Product Specifications
To ensure the package static load limit is not exceeded, the designer should
understand the post reflow package height. The following figure shows the nominal
post-reflow package height assumed for calculation of a heatsink clip preload of the
reference design. Refer to the package drawing in
analysis.
Figure 2. Nominal Package Height
Top of (G)MCH
Appendix B to perform a detailed
2.38 mm
Solder Ball
2.3 Thermal Specifications
To ensure proper operation and reliability of the GMCH, the temperature must be at or
below the maximum case temperature specified in
System and component level thermal enhancements are required to dissipate the heat
generated and maintain the GMCH within specifications. Chapter 0 provides the
thermal metrology guidelines for case temperature measurements.
The GMCH should also operate above the minimum case temperature specification
listed in
Table 2.
2.4 Thermal Design Power (TDP)
2.4.1 Definition
Thermal design power (TDP) is the estimated power dissipation of the GMCH based on
normal operating conditions including V
power intensive applications. This value is based on expected worst-case data traffic
patterns and usage of the chipset and does not represent a specific software
application. TDP attempts to account for expected increases in power due to variation
in GMCH current consumption due to silicon process variation, processor speed, DRAM
capacitive bus loading and temperature. However, since these variations are subject
to change, the TDP cannot guarantee that all applications will not exceed the TDP
value.
The system designer must design a thermal solution for the GMCH such that it
maintains T
the T
C-MAX
that the case temperature must be maintained at temperatures less than T
operating at power levels less than TDP. This temperature compliance is to ensure
component reliability over its useful life. The TDP value can be used for thermal design
if the thermal protection mechanisms are enabled. The GMCH incorporate a hardwarebased fail-safe mechanism to keep the product temperature in specification in the
event of unusually strenuous usage above the TDP power.
below T
C
specification is a requirement for a sustained power level equal to TDP, and
for a sustained power level equal to TDP. Please note that
C-MAX
and T
CC
C-MAX
PCB
Table 2 when operating at TDP.
while executing real worst-case
C-MAX
when
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2.4.2 Methodology
2.4.2.1 Pre-Silicon
To determine TDP for pre-silicon products in development, it is necessary to make
estimates based on analytical models. These models rely on knowledge of the past
GMCH power dissipation behavior along with knowledge of planned architectural and
process changes that may affect TDP. Knowledge of applications available today and
their ability to stress various aspects of the GMCH is also included in the model. The
projection for TDP assumes GMCH operation at T
for normal manufacturing process variation.
2.4.2.2 Post-Silicon
Once the product silicon is available, post-silicon validation is performed to assess the
validity of pre-silicon projections. Testing is performed on both commercially available
and synthetic high power applications and power data is compared to pre-silicon
estimates. Post-silicon validation may result in a small adjustment to pre-silicon TDP
estimates.
Product Specifications
. The TDP estimate also accounts
C-MAX
2.4.3 Specifications
The data in Table 2 is based on post-silicon power measurements of the GMCH. The
system configuration is: two (2) DIMMs per channel, DDR2, FSB operating at the top
speed allowed by the chipset with a processor operating at that system bus speed. FCBGA packages have poor heat transfer capability into the board and have minimal
thermal capability without thermal solutions. Intel requires that system designers plan
for an attached heatsink when using the GMCH.
Table 2. Thermal Specifications
Component System
Intel® 82G35 GMCH 1333 MHz 800 MHz 0 °C 97°C 11 W 28 W
NOTES:
1. Ther mal specifications assume an attached heatsink is present.
2. Max Idle Power is the worst case idle power in system booted to Windows* with no
background applications running.
3. When an external graphics card is installed in a system with the Intel
Chipset, the TDP for this part will drop to approximately 19 W. The GMCH will detect the
presence of the graphics card and disable the on-board graphics resulting in the lower
GMCH TDP.
2.4.4 T
CONTROL
Limit
Bus Speed
Memory
Frequency
T
MIN
T
C-
Max
C-MAX
Power
®
G35 Express
Idle
TDP
Value
Intel® Quiet System Technology (Intel® QST) monitors an embedded thermal sensor.
The maximum operating limit when monitoring this thermal sensor is T
CONTROL
. For the
GMCH this value has been defined as 95 °C. This value should be programmed into
the appropriate fields of Intel QST as the maximum sensor temperature for operation
of the Intel 82G35 GMCH.
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Product Specifications
2.5 Non-Critical to Function Solder Balls
Intel has defined selected solder joints of the GMCH as non-critical to function (NCTF)
when evaluating package solder joints post environmental testing. The GMCH signals
at NCTF locations are typically redundant ground or non-critical reserved, so the loss
of the solder joint continuity at end of life conditions will not affect the overall product
functionality.
Figure 3. Non-Critical to Function Solder Balls
Figure 3 identifies the NCTF solder joints of the GMCH package.
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L37
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D38
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C39
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B39
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A39
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BC30
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BB31
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AT32
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AR35
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Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines 15
Product Specifications
16 Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines
Thermal Metrology
3 Thermal Metrology
The system designer must measure temperatures in order to accurately determine the
thermal performance of the system. Intel has established guidelines for proper
techniques of measuring GMCH component case temperatures.
3.1 Case Temperature Measurements
To ensure functionality and reliability of the GMCH the TC must be maintained at or
below the maximum temperature listed in
at the geometric center of the die corresponds to T
care to ensure an accurate temperature reading.
Temperature differences between the temperature of a surface and the surrounding
local ambient air can introduce error in the measurements. The measurement errors
could be due to a poor thermal contact between the thermocouple bead and the
surface of the package, heat loss by radiation and/or convection, conduction through
thermocouple leads, or contact between the thermocouple cement and the heatsink
base (if a heatsink is used). To minimize these measurement errors a thermocouple
attach with a zero-degree methodology is recommended.
Table 2. The surface temperature measured
. Measuring TC requires special
C
3.1.1 Thermocouple Attach Methodology
1. Mill a 3.3 mm [0.13 in] diameter hole centered on bottom of the heatsink base.
The milled hole should be approximately 1.5 mm [0.06 in] deep.
2. Mill a 1.3 mm [0.05 in] wide slot, 0.5 mm [0.02 in] deep, from the centered hole
to one edge of the heatsink. The slot should be in the direction parallel to the
heatsink fins (see
3. Attach thermal interface material (TIM) to the bottom of the heatsink base.
4. Cut out portions of the TIM to make room for the thermocouple wire and bead.
The cutouts should match the slot and hole milled into the heatsink base.
5. Attach a 36 gauge or smaller K-type thermocouple bead to the center of the top
surface of the die using cement with high thermal conductivity. During this step,
make sure no contact is present between the thermocouple cement and the
heatsink base because any contact will affect the thermocouple reading. It is critical that the thermocouple bead makes contact with the die (see
Figure 4).
6. Attach heatsink assembly to the GMCH, and route thermocouple wires out through
the milled slot.
Figure 5).
Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines 17
Thermal Metrology
Figure 4. 0° Angle Attach Methodology (top view, not to scale)
Figure 5. 0° Angle Attach Heatsink Modifications (generic heatsink side and bottom
view shown, not to scale)
18 Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines
Thermal Metrology
3.2 Airflow Characterization
Figure 6 shows the recommended location for air temperature measurements
measured relative to the component. For a more accurate measurement of the
average approach air temperature, Intel recommends averaging temperatures
recorded from two thermocouples spaced about 25 mm [1.0 in] apart. Locations for
both a single thermocouple and a pair of thermocouples are presented.
Airflow velocity can be measured using sensors that combine air velocity and
temperature measurements. Typical airflow sensor technology may include hot wire
anemometers.
which should be the same as used for temperature measurement. These locations are
for a typical JEDEC test setup and may not be compatible with chassis layouts due to
the proximity of the processor to the GMCH. The user may have to adjust the
locations for a specific chassis. Be aware that sensors may need to be aligned
perpendicular to the airflow velocity vector or an inaccurate measurement may result.
Measurements should be taken with the chassis fully sealed in its operational
configuration to achieve a representative airflow profile within the chassis.
Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines 19
Figure 6 provides guidance for airflow velocity measurement locations
§
Thermal Metrology
20 Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines
Reference Thermal Solution
4 Reference Thermal Solution
The design strategy for the reference component thermal solution for the Intel® G35
Express Chipset in ATX platforms reuses the ramp retainer, extrusion design and
anchors from the Intel
material and a wire preload clip are being redesigned to meet the Intel G35 Express
Chipset thermal requirements.
The Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) reference design for the Intel G35 Express
Chipset includes a new extrusion, clip with higher preload and a new thermal interface
material. A slightly larger motherboard keep out zone than used by the Intel 945G
Express Chipset thermal solution has been defined, see
This chapter provides detailed information on operating environment assumptions,
heatsink manufacturing, and mechanical reliability requirements for the GMCH.
®
945G Express Chipset thermal solution. The thermal interface
Figure 13.
4.1 Operating Environment
The operating environment of the GMCH will differ depending on system configuration
and motherboard layout. This section defines operating environment boundary
conditions that are typical for ATX and Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) form
factors. The system designer should perform analysis on platform operating
environment to assess impact to thermal solution selection.
4.1.1 ATX Form Factor Operating Environment
In ATX platforms, an airflow speed of 0.76 m/s [150 lfm] is assumed be present
25 mm [1 in] in front of the heatsink air inlet side of the attached reference thermal
solution. The local ambient air temperature, T
platform is assumed to be 47 °C. The system integrator should note that board layout
may be such that there will not be 25 mm [1in] between the processor heatsink and
the GMCH. The potential for increased airflow speeds may be realized by ensuring that
airflow from the processor heatsink fan exhausts in the direction of the GMCH
heatsink. This can be achieved by using a heatsink providing omni directional airflow,
such as a radial fin or “X” pattern heatsink. Such heatsink can deliver airflow to both
the GMCH and other areas like the voltage regulator, as shown in
addition, GMCH board placement should ensure that the GMCH heatsink is within the
air exhaust area of the processor heatsink.
Note that heatsink orientation alone does not ensure that 0.76 m/s [150 lfm]
airflow speed will be achieved. The system integrator should use analytical or
experimental means to determine whether a system design provides adequate airflow
speed for a particular GMCH heatsink.
, at the GMCH heatsink in an ATX
A
Figure 7. In
The thermal designer must carefully select the location to measure airflow to get a
representative sampling. ATX platforms need to be designed for the worst-case
thermal environment, typically assumed to be 35 °C ambient temperature external to
the system.
Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines 21
Reference Thermal Solution
Figure 7. Processor Heatsink Orientation to Provide Airflow to GMCH Heatsink on an
ATX Platform
Airflow Direction
GMCH Heatsink
GMCH Heatsink
Airflow Direction
Airflow Direction
Airflow Direction
Airflow Direction
Airflow Directi on
Omni Directional Flow
Omni Directional Flow
Processor Heatsink
Processor Heatsink
(Fan not Shown)
(Fan not Shown)
Airflow Direction
Airflow Direction
TOP VIEW
TOP VIEW
Other methods exist for providing airflow to the GMCH heatsink, including the use of
system fans and/or ducting, or the use of an attached fan (active heatsink).
4.1.2 Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) Form Factor
Operating Environment
This section provides operating environment conditions based on what has been
exhibited on the Intel micro-BTX reference design. On a BTX platform, the GMCH
obtains in-line airflow directly from the processor thermal module. Since the processor
thermal module provides lower inlet temperature airflow to the processor, reduced
inlet ambient temperatures are also often seen at the GMCH as compared to ATX. An
example of how airflow is delivered to the GMCH on a BTX platform is shown in
Figure 8.
The local ambient air temperature, TA, at the GMCH heatsink in the Intel micro-BTX
reference design is predicted to be ~45 °C. The thermal designer must carefully select
the location to measure airflow to get a representative sampling. These environmental
assumptions are based on a 35 °C system external temperature measured at sea
level.
Note: The local ambient air temperature is based on the power for a 2005 platform,
processor with a TDP up to 130 W.
Note: The risk of the solder ball fracture can be minimized with good chassis structure
design on a BTX platform, refer to the Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) Chassis Design Guide (or Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) System Design Guide) for
detailed chassis mechanical design.
22 Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines
Reference Thermal Solution
Figure 8. Processor Heatsink Orientation to Provide Airflow to GMCH Heatsink on a
Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) Platform
BTX Thermal
Airflow Directio n
GMCH
Module Assembly
over processor
Top View
4.2 Reference Design Mechanical Envelope
The motherboard component keep-out restrictions for the GMCH for an ATX platform
are included in Appendix B,
restrictions for the GMCH on a BTX platform are included in Appendix B,
Figure 12. The motherboard component keep-out
4.3 Thermal Solution Assembly
The reference thermal solution for the GMCH for an ATX chassis is shown in Figure 9
and is an aluminum extruded heatsink that uses two ramp retainers, a wire preload
clip, and four motherboard anchors. Refer to Appendix B for the mechanical drawings.
The heatsink is attached to the motherboard by assembling the anchors into the
board, placing the heatsink over the GMCH and anchors at each of the corners, and
securing the plastic ramp retainers through the anchor loops before snapping each
retainer into the fin gap. The wire preload clip should be left loose in the extrusion
during the wave solder process. The assembly is then sent through the wave process.
Post wave, the wire preload clip is assembled using the hooks on each of the ramp
retainers. The clip provides the mechanical preload to the package. The mechanical
preload is necessary to provide both sufficient pressure to minimize thermal contact
resistance and to improve solder ball joint reliability. The mechanical stiffness and
orientation of the extruded heatsink also provides protection to reduce solder ball joint
reliability. A thermal interface material (Honeywell* PCM45F) is pre-applied to the
heatsink bottom over an area which contacts the package die.
Note: The ATX design is similar in appearance to the Intel
solution, but two critical items have been changed.
• A higher performance TIM
• A clip with a higher preload to meet the TIM preload requirements.
Figure 13.
®
945G Express Chipset thermal
The combination of the two new items provides the performance increase to meet the
GMCH thermal requirements.
Thermal and Mechanical Design Guidelines 23
Reference Thermal Solution
The reference thermal solution for the GMCH in a BTX chassis is shown in Figure 10.
The heatsink is aluminum extruded and uses a Z-clip for attach. The clip is secured to
the system motherboard via two solder down anchors around the GMCH. The clip
helps to provide a mechanical preload to the package via the heatsink. A thermal
interface material (Honeywell* PCM45F) is pre-applied to the heatsink bottom over an
area in contact with the package die.
Note: To minimize solder ball joint reliability risk, the BTX Z-clip heatsink is intended to be
used with the Support Retention Mechanism (SRM) described in the Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) Interface Specification. For additional information on
designing the BTX chassis to minimize solder ball joint reliability, refer to the Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) Chassis Design Guide.
The environmental reliability requirements for the reference thermal solution are
shown in
Table 3 and Table 4. These should be considered as general guidelines.
Validation test plans should be defined by the user based on anticipated use
conditions and resulting reliability requirements.
The ATX testing will be performed with the sample board mounted on a test fixture
and includes a processor heatsink with a mass of 550g. The test profiles are
unpackaged board level limits.
Enabled suppliers for the GMCH reference thermal solution are listed in Table 5 and
Table 6. The supplier contact information is listed in Table 7.
Note: These vendors and devices are listed by Intel as a convenience to Intel's general
customer base, but Intel does not make any representations or warranties whatsoever
regarding quality, reliability, functionality, or compatibility of these devices. This list
and/or these devices may be subject to change without notice.
Table 5. ATX Intel Reference Heatsink Enabled Suppliers for Intel