1. Introduction to MAX® 10 FPGA B610 Package Thermal Design Guidelines
2. MAX® 10 FPGA B610 Package Mechanical Construction
3. MAX® 10 FPGA B610 Package CTM Construction
4. Quartus Requirements and Power Estimation
5. General FPGA Thermal Design Considerations
6. Thermal Design Process
7. Thermal Solution Mechanical Design
8. Vendor References
9. Document Revision History for the MAX® 10 FPGA B610 Package Thermal Design User Guide
A. Thermal Design Elements
7.2.1. Gap Pad TIMs
Though there are a wide variety of thermal interface materials (TIMs) available on the market, when it comes to lower power packages such MAX® 10 devices the usage of high performance TIMS such as grease, PCM and LM TIMS could be overkill from a cost and application standpoint. Therefore, users often use GAP pads type of TIMS to enhance the thermal performance; hence, this section focuses mainly on the performance and operating range of GAP pads.