Altera PowerPlay Early Power Estimator - Manual (Page 55)

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January 2007 PowerPlay Early Power Estimator For Stratix II, Stratix II GX & HardCopy II
Using the PowerPlay Early Power Estimator
Figure 3–24 shows the Thermal Power, Thermal Analysis, and Power
Supply Sizing areas in the Main section.
Figure 3–24. Power Areas in Main Section
Thermal Power
Thermal power is the power dissipated in the device. The total thermal
power is shown in W and is a sum of the thermal power of all the
resources being used in the device. The total thermal power includes the
maximum power from standby and dynamic power.
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The total thermal power only includes the thermal component
for the I/O section and does not include the external power
dissipation, such as from voltage referenced termination
resistors.