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Heat dissipating IC devices

Patent 6743972 Issued on June 1, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject August 10, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Application

No. 09927276 filed on 08/10/2001

US Classes:

136/201, Processes136/204, Including additional heat exchange means136/205, Electric power generator257/713, For integrated circuit257/717, Isolation of cooling means (e.g., heat sink) by an electrically insulating element (e.g., spacer)257/719, Pressed against semiconductor element257/722, With fins257/930, THERMOELECTRIC (E.G., PELTIER EFFECT) COOLING62/3.2Thermoelectric; e.g., peltier effect

Examiners

Primary: Ryan, Patrick
Assistant: Parsons, Thomas H.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

H01L 3534
H01L 3528
H01L 3530
H01L 2334
F25B 2102

Abstract

Heat dissipating IC devices including at least one IC die comprising a semiconductor substrate with circuitry which utilize thermoelectric effects to more effectively dissipate thermal energy from electronic circuits.

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