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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178966 | Integrated coolant circuit arrangement, operating method and production method An integrated circuit arrangement and method of fabricating the integrated circuit arrangement is provided. At least one integrated electronic component is arranged at a main area of a substrate. The component is arranged in the substrate or is isolated from the sub... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7911052 | Nanotube based vapor chamber for die level cooling The formation of electronic assemblies is described. In one embodiment, an electronic assembly includes a semiconductor die and a plurality of spaced apart nanotube structures on the semiconductor die. The electronic assembly also includes a fluid positioned between... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7781884 | Method of fabrication of on-chip heat pipes and ancillary heat transfer components The density of components in integrated circuits (ICs) is increasing with time. The density of heat generated by the components is similarly increasing. Maintaining the temperature of the components at reliable operating levels requires increased thermal transfer ra... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7431071 | Fluid circuit heat transfer device for plural heat sources A heat sink or heat transfer device particularly for integrated circuits, uses a phase change working fluid in a cyclic flow path having at least one evaporator that serves multiple heat sources. The evaporator can be an integral vessel made of thermally conductive ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429791 | Semiconductor device in a resin sealed package with a radiating plate and manufacturing method thereof The lower end of a resin wall is bonded to a radiating plate, and a lead is fixed so as to extend through the resin wall. After a semiconductor chip is bonded thereto, a resin lid is put to seal the semiconductor chip. Recessed parts for burying the lower end of the... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426112 | Heat dissipating module A heat dissipating module includes a releasing member, a heat pipe, which has a first end connected to the releasing member and a second end attached to the top surface of a thermal chip on a circuit board, and a fastening member, which has a protruded arch portion ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420810 | Base heat spreader with fins A thermal management device for the removal of thermal energy useful for, inter alia, electronic devices or other components. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7411790 | Heat sink with built-in heat pipes for semiconductor packages A heat sink with a built-in heat pipe for semiconductor package is disclosed. At least a built-in heat pipe is disposed in a cavity of a metal vessel and sealed by a metal cover. The built-in heat pipe has an evaporating portion, a condensing portion, and a bent por... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7391613 | Memory module assembly including a clamp for mounting heat sinks thereon A memory module assembly includes a printed circuit board (10) having a main heat-generating electronic component (52) thereon, first and second heat sinks (20), (30) attached on opposite sides of the printed circuit board and a clamp ( | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388747 | Heat plate fixing structure A heat plate fixing structure is provided, suitable for being used in the heatsink structure of the heating element for an electronic device, which is provided with a support part and a fixing piece, wherein the fixing piece is fixed onto the internal side of the to... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385821 | Cooling method for ICS The present invention is a cooling device for removing heat from an integrated circuit. In one embodiment, the cooling device includes a conduit and a flexible channel having a first open end and a second closed end. The flexible channel's first open end has an inte... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369410 | Apparatuses for dissipating heat from semiconductor devices An apparatus for providing two-phase heat transfer for semiconductor devices includes a vapor chamber configured to carry a cooling liquid, the vapor chamber having base section, and a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) shaped members. The plurality of 3D-shaped me... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364684 | Method of making an encapsulated microelectronic package having fluid carrying encapsulant channels A method of making a fluid cooled microelectronic package in which fluid is circulated through the package in fluid-carrying channels defined at least in part by voids in an encapsulant that surrounds the package components. Preferably, the encapsulant channels are ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353860 | Heat dissipating device with enhanced boiling/condensation structure A heat dissipating device. The heat dissipating device comprises a receptor plate to be placed over a device that generates heat, an evaporator coupling to the receptor plate, a condenser column placed in fluid communication with the evaporator, and a set of condens... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353861 | Transpiration cooled heat sink and a self contained coolant supply for same A transpiration cooled heat sink, a self contained coolant supply and a method of using a transpiration cooled heat sink and a self contained coolant supply is provided and includes a heat sink base structure, the heat sink base structure having a coolant inlet for ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347354 | Metallic solder thermal interface material layer and application of the same A method of bonding a thermal interface layer to a heat dissipating member and the resulting device are described. The method may involve plating a bonding surface of the heat dissipating member, and bonding a metallic solder onto the plating under vacuum or inert c... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342306 | High performance reworkable heatsink and packaging structure with solder release layer A method of making and a high performance reworkable heatsink and packaging structure with solder release layer are provided. A heatsink structure includes a heatsink base frame. A selected one of a heatpipe or a vapor chamber, and a plurality of parallel fins are s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342785 | Cooling device incorporating boiling chamber A cooling device incorporating a boiling chamber includes a heat sink (10), a fan (30) and a fan duct (50) covering the heat sink and the fan therein. The heat sink includes a chamber (14) receiving liquid (26) therein and a mounti... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339787 | Heat sink module for dissipating heat from a heat source on a motherboard A heat sink module includes a fan set and a heat sink plate. The fan set is integrated as a whole, reducing manufacture time, and the material of the fan set is plastic, thus reducing the weight as well. Due to the hook design of the fan set and the ear design of th... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336487 | Cold plate and mating manifold plate for IC device cooling system enabling the shipment of cooling system pre-charged with liquid coolant Embodiments of a cold plate and a manifold plate are disclosed. The cold plate may be coupled with an integrated circuit die, and the cold plate may also include a flow path to receive a liquid coolant. Coolant moving through the flow path can remove heat generated ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333333 | Locking device for heat sink A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a retention module and a clip. The retention module includes a plurality of locking portions. The clip includes a main piece, an operating piece pivotally connecting with the main piece, and a buckling piece pivotally ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331377 | Diamond foam spray cooling system A diamond foam spray cooling system for improving the thermal management of a heat producing device. The diamond foam spray cooling system includes a thermal management unit including a spray assembly, a chamber, a heat spreader and at least one diamond foam section... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327576 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device for being installed to and cooling an electronic card device (40) includes first and second heat dissipation units (10, 20) and at least one heat pipe (30). The heat dissipation units each include a base plate (12, 2... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327572 | Heat dissipating device with enhanced boiling/condensation structure A heat dissipating device. The heat dissipating device comprises a receptor plate to be placed over a device that generates heat, an evaporator coupling to the receptor plate, a condenser column placed in fluid communication with the evaporator, and a set of condens... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324341 | Electronics assembly and heat pipe device An electronics assembly is provided having a heat pipe device for cooling electronics. The assembly includes a substrate and an electronics package supported on the substrate. The assembly also includes a heat pipe device in thermal communication with an exposed sur... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319588 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation assembly includes a printed circuit board, first and second heat dissipation units each defining a channel therein and a heat pipe. The printed circuit board has an electronic heat-generating component mounted thereon. The first heat dissipation u... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319589 | Cooling system for an electronic display A cooling system for an electronic display may include a heat collector plate with internal gas and liquid phase lines. The cooling plate may be thermally isolated together with electronic components of the display within an enclosure of the display, while external ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312987 | Adaptable thin plate modular heat exchanger blade for cooling electronic equipment A computer peripheral system is provided that include at least one fluid cooled blade. The fluid cooled blade is formed by first and second walls that are secured together to form a fluid flow path. A supply of cooling fluid is connected to an inlet port to supply c... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304380 | Integrated circuit cooling and insulating device and method A method and device for cooling an integrated circuit is provided. A method and device using a gas to cool circuit structures such as a number of air bridge structures is provided. A method and device using a boiling liquid to cool circuit structures is provided. Fu... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304846 | Heatsink device of video graphics array and chipset Disclosed is a heatsink device of video graphics array (VGA) and chipset. The main characteristic is making an integrated design for heatsink devices. Using a heatsink plate stacks on VGA and chipset instead of several ones as before. The heatsink plate has more hea... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299860 | Integral fastener heat pipe Invention disclosures novel design of structural components and fasteners that in addition to sound mechanical strength reveal excellent thermal characteristics, which allows using them as super efficient heat sinking/management solutions. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300821 | Integrated circuit cooling and insulating device and method A method and device for cooling an integrated circuit is provided. A method and device using a gas to cool circuit structures such as a number of air bridge structures is provided. A method and device using a boiling liquid to cool circuit structures is provided. Fu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295441 | Heat dissipating type printed circuit board and structure thereof for conducting heat with heap pipe A heat dissipating type printed circuit board and its structure for conducting heat with a heat pipe include a substrate, a signal circuit disposed on a surface of the substrate and electrically coupled to an electronic component, a heat dissipating layer disposed o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284874 | LED backlight unit including cooling structure A backlight unit is provided with LEDs having a cooling structure. The backlight according to an embodiment includes a heat pipe, which is disposed below a PCB having the LEDs thereon, and a heat sink connected with the heat pipe. In operation, heat generated from t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278470 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device for an electronic unit includes a heat sink (10), a pair of first heat pipes (20) and a pair of second heat pipes (30). The heat sink includes a base (12) for contacting with the electronic unit (42), a pl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277284 | Microchannel heat sink A microchannel heat sink as well as method includes one or more microchannels through which a working fluid flows to remove heat from a heat-generating component, such as a microelectronic chip, and one or more recesses disposed in a surface communicated to the one ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272002 | Auxiliary cooling methods and systems for electrical device housings Methods and systems for auxiliary cooling of electrical device housings are provided. In one embodiment, an electronics device enclosure system is provided. The system comprises a housing, wherein the housing encloses one or more electronic devices; a backplane situ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269013 | Heat dissipation device having phase-changeable medium therein A heat dissipation device includes a heat dissipation body and a heat conducting body thermally combined with the heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation body includes a central portion defining a through hole therein and a plurality of fin extending from a pe... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259450 | Double-packaged multi-chip semiconductor module A plurality of semiconductor die is packaged into one component. The inventive design comprises devices which have been singularized, packaged and thoroughly tested for functionality and adherence to required specifications. A plurality of packaged devices is then r... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257000 | Thermally enhanced pressure regulation of electronics cooling system A two-phase cooling system operated at atmospheric pressure. A reservoir containing cooling fluid has a stack that is vented to the atmosphere. The stack is shaped to allow condensation of substantially all of the cooling fluid in vapor form entering the stack. Cond... | 08/14/2007 |