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Cyclone V heat dissipation

Altera_Forum
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‎10-30-2013 02:51 PM
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Hallo everyone, 

 

i currently use a design with a Cyclone 5 A4 (no SoC) and have a heat problem. 

The system contains a Cyclone 5, a DDR2(via Hard Memory Controller) and Gigabit Ethernet. The FPGA is not cooled, neither active nor passive. When working at full speed i can measure 70°C at the top of the FPGA-package at room temperature after several hours. 

At another comparable System with a Cyclone 3 i measure 53°C at the top of the FPGA-package. 

 

Is somebody else using a Cyclone 5 and did some temperature measurements? Did you too see such high temperatures? 

Right now i measured an unconfigured Cyclone 5 with 40°C. Is this really normal, or do i make an error. 

 

All help is appreciated. 

Thanks! 

Rainer
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