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Choose a package only if its die crossing and heat path both close — stated inputs

Useful one-way payload 1.0 TB/s; transmitted-bit factor 1.10; combined PHY energy A 1.0 pJ/bit, B 3.0 pJ/bit; link allowance 20 W; buried-die power 600 W; path resistance 0.040 K/W; permitted rise 30 K.modeled

Value kindmodeled — Interpret this value according to its displayed kind, scope, source, and as-of date.
ScopeHypothetical package, combined PHY endpoints and top cold plate. Unsupported energy/thermal inputs and rationale are in the opening callout; Chapters 5.1 and 5.7 supply methods, not numeric bounds.
As of2026-09
SourceUCIe Consortium specification catalogue — method reference; guide-authored hypothetical scenario September 8, 2026. No supplier quote or test measurement.
DerivationExact teaching assumptions chosen to expose the stated constraint and its reversal; not estimates of market prices or actual equipment.
Reviewchecking…review by 2027-03-08 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-09-16
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