The Joule heat generated in the interconnect is transferred mainly through the metal lines in each metal layer and through the path with the smallest thermal resistance in each Ield layer.
Joule heat zone melting
When measuring temperature using an RTD, the excitation current itself produces I 2r, or Joule heating, producing an indicated temperature somewhat higher than the temperature being measured.
M?ssbauer study on Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys stress-annealed by DC Joule heat
As an electric current passes through, the Joule heating and electromigration effects occur in the flip chip solder bumps.