Intel Pentium 4 Processor in the 478-Pin Package Thermal Design Guidelines

Intel
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Pentium
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4 Processor in the 478-Pin Package Thermal Design Guidelines
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10 Design Guide
Term Description
Thermal Monitor The Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 478-pin package implements thermal
management features consisting of: an on-die thermal diode, reference current
source, comparator, external bus signal, thermal control circuit and processor
registers to assist with managing thermal control of the processor.
Thermal Control
Circuit (TCC)
The portion of Thermal Monitor, which modulates the clocks during an over-
temperature event.
Thermal Design
Power (TDP)
A power dissipation target based on worst-case applications. Thermal solutions
should be designed to dissipate the thermal design power.