Abstract: A thermal management solution may be provided for a microelectronic system including a flexible integrated heat spreader, wherein the flexible integrated heat spreader may comprise a plurality of thermally conductive structures having a flexible thermally conductive film attached to and extending between each of the plurality of thermally conductive structures. The flexible integrated heat spreader may be incorporated into multi-chip package by providing a microelectronic substrate having a plurality of microelectronic devices attached thereto and by thermally contacting each of the plurality of thermally conductive structures of the flexible integrated heat spreader to its respective microelectronic device on the microelectronic substrate.

Abstract: A thermal management solution may be provided for a microelectronic system including a flexible integrated heat spreader, wherein the flexible integrated heat spreader may comprise a plurality of thermally conductive structures having a flexible thermally conductive film attached to and extending between each of the plurality of thermally conductive structures. The flexible integrated heat spreader may be incorporated into multi-chip package by providing a microelectronic substrate having a plurality of microelectronic devices attached thereto and by thermally contacting each of the plurality of thermally conductive structures of the flexible integrated heat spreader to its respective microelectronic device on the microelectronic substrate.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus, the apparatus including a metal layer on silicon, photo-resist material disposed on the metal layer, a bump pad reservoir adjacent to the metal layer, a quantity of interconnect metal disposed in the bump pad reservoir, and a resist opening in resist material disposed on a surface of the bump metal and adjacent the interconnect metal. The resist opening may be wider at an open end thereof than at an end in contact with the interconnect metal.