Hi Suganthi, I am not sure, but during my studies on thermal engineering I remembered the question ' How to find heat dissipation factor?'. For this we need to know the heat dissipated by all components( refer datasheet theta JA,JC and the operating voltage/current rating) on board, surrounding environmental condition it operates, cooling method provided, Final mounting of the board ( in rack or individually). Also if any power dissipation injected from adjacent PCBs. A thermal analysis could help in getting the required results. Others can add more if I was wrong. Cheers! -John. VSelvasuganthi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: Dear All , Is there any formula to calculate Heat dissipation factor for pcb ?? , If so let me know ASAP Thanks and Regards Suganthi S.Selvasuganthi Vivek Engineer- PCB Design SCM Microsystems (India) Pvt. Ltd., Telephone : 91-44-22540020 Ext 182 eMail : vselvasuganthi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow." ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos ? Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and we?ll bind it! ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu