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MTayl21
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5 years ago

How to thermally simulate an FPGA accurately

Hi all, I am looking to investigate in more detail how to accurately simulate an FPGA device for temperature in a CFD solver. Currently, all the information I can gather from various sources sugges...
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5 years ago

Hi Taylor-Smith

Can you refer to the link below if it meets your usage requirement? The Early Power Estimator (EPE) and Intel Quartus® Prime software power analyzer give the ability to estimate power consumption from early design concept through design implementation:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/support/support-resources/operation-and-testing/power/pow-powerplay.html

The accuracy will get improved once we have the design implementation using Power Analyzer.

Thanks.

Eng Wei

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5 years ago
Hi there, No that doesn’t give the granularity sorry. The spreadsheet provides a total power and a JC resistance however I am looking for more advice and information from users on how to simulate this in 3D. The variation across the die from the logic positions will affect this significantly and I don’t believe using a uniform power source is correct. Thanks, Max