A. P. Catalano, C. Scognamillo, V. d’Alessandro, L. Codecasa
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Abstract
This paper validates an innovative thermal impedance (ZTH) extraction technique against a state-of-the-art GaN-based power HEMT embedded in a PCB-based power circuit. Differently from traditional approaches based on direct or indirect temperature measurements, the technique provides the junction-to-ambient ZTHj-a - that is, the in-situ ZTH without any need for (i) thermocouples/infrared cameras or (ii) specific equipment like thermochuck and cold-plates. The accuracy of the technique is assessed by adopting the 'simulated experiments' strategy: the technique is applied to calibrated electrothermal simulations emulating the experiments, and the extracted junction-to-ambient ZTH is successfully compared to a reference one preliminarily determined with numerical simulations.