Patents by Inventor Gregory Imwalle

Gregory Imwalle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11348859
    Abstract: While the use of 2.5D/3D packaging technology results in a compact IC package, it also raises challenges with respect to thermal management. Integrated component packages according to the present disclosure provide a thermal management solution for 2.5D/3D IC packages that include a high-power component integrated with multiple lower-power components. The thermal solution provided by the present disclosure includes a mix of passive cooling by traditional heatsink or cold plate and active cooling by thermoelectric cooling (TEC) elements. Certain methods according to the present disclosure include controlling a temperature during normal operation in an IC package that includes a plurality of lower-power components located adjacent to a high-power component in which the high-power component generates a greater amount of heat relative to each of the lower-power components during normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Melanie Beauchemin, Madhusudan Iyengar, Christopher Malone, Gregory Imwalle
  • Patent number: 11150709
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and maintaining thermal exhaust temperatures for monitored servers may include a processor in communication with an exhaust temperature control system. The processor may implement various control loops to monitor inlet and exhaust temperatures for one or more servers, and the processor may monitor temperatures of various hardware components within those one or more servers. When the processor determines that a hardware component for a given server is overheating, the processor may take steps to decrease the temperature of the overheating hardware component for the given server. To determine whether a hardware component is overheating, the processor may leverage the hardware component's operating temperature margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Imwalle, David W. Stiver, Andrew J. Schran, Thomas Chris Newcomb
  • Publication number: 20200035583
    Abstract: While the use of 2.5D/3D packaging technology results in a compact IC package, it also raises challenges with respect to thermal management. Integrated component packages according to the present disclosure provide a thermal management solution for 2.5D/3D IC packages that include a high-power component integrated with multiple lower-power components. The thermal solution provided by the present disclosure includes a mix of passive cooling by traditional heatsink or cold plate and active cooling by thermoelectric cooling (TEC) elements. Certain methods according to the present disclosure include controlling a temperature during normal operation in an IC package that includes a plurality of lower-power components located adjacent to a high-power component in which the high-power component generates a greater amount of heat relative to each of the lower-power components during normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Melanie Beauchemin, Madhusudan Iyengar, Christopher Malone, Gregory Imwalle
  • Patent number: 10504816
    Abstract: While the use of 2.5D/3D packaging technology results in a compact IC package, it also raises challenges with respect to thermal management. Integrated component packages according to the present disclosure provide a thermal management solution for 2.5D/3D IC packages that include a high-power component integrated with multiple lower-power components. The thermal solution provided by the present disclosure includes a mix of passive cooling by traditional heatsink or cold plate and active cooling by thermoelectric cooling (TEC) elements. Certain methods according to the present disclosure include controlling a temperature during normal operation in an IC package that includes a plurality of lower-power components located adjacent to a high-power component in which the high-power component generates a greater amount of heat relative to each of the lower-power components during normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Melanie Beauchemin, Madhusudan Iyengar, Christopher Malone, Gregory Imwalle
  • Publication number: 20190354151
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and maintaining thermal exhaust temperatures for monitored servers may include a processor in communication with an exhaust temperature control system. The processor may implement various control loops to monitor inlet and exhaust temperatures for one or more servers, and the processor may monitor temperatures of various hardware components within those one or more servers. When the processor determines that a hardware component for a given server is overheating, the processor may take steps to decrease the temperature of the overheating hardware component for the given server. To determine whether a hardware component is overheating, the processor may leverage the hardware component's operating temperature margin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory Imwalle, David W. Stiver, Andrew J. Schran, Thomas Chris Newcomb
  • Patent number: 10429910
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and maintaining thermal exhaust temperatures for monitored servers may include a processor in communication with an exhaust temperature control system. The processor may implement various control loops to monitor inlet and exhaust temperatures for one or more servers, and the processor may monitor temperatures of various hardware components within those one or more servers. When the processor determines that a hardware component for a given server is overheating, the processor may take steps to decrease the temperature of the overheating hardware component for the given server. To determine whether a hardware component is overheating, the processor may leverage the hardware component's operating temperature margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Imwalle, David W. Stiver, Andrew J. Schran, Thomas Chris Newcomb
  • Publication number: 20190074237
    Abstract: While the use of 2.5D/3D packaging technology results in a compact IC package, it also raises challenges with respect to thermal management. Integrated component packages according to the present disclosure provide a thermal management solution for 2.5D/3D IC packages that include a high-power component integrated with multiple lower-power components. The thermal solution provided by the present disclosure includes a mix of passive cooling by traditional heatsink or cold plate and active cooling by thermoelectric cooling (TEC) elements. Certain methods according to the present disclosure include controlling a temperature during normal operation in an IC package that includes a plurality of lower-power components located adjacent to a high-power component in which the high-power component generates a greater amount of heat relative to each of the lower-power components during normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Melanie Beauchemin, Madhusudan Iyengar, Christopher Malone, Gregory Imwalle
  • Patent number: 10007309
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and maintaining thermal exhaust temperatures for monitored servers may include a processor in communication with an exhaust temperature control system. The processor may implement various control loops to monitor inlet and exhaust temperatures for one or more servers, and the processor may monitor temperatures of various hardware components within those one or more servers. When the processor determines that a hardware component for a given server is overheating, the processor may take steps to decrease the temperature of the overheating hardware component for the given server. To determine whether a hardware component is overheating, the processor may leverage the hardware component's operating temperature margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Imwalle, David W. Stiver, Andrew J. Schran, Thomas Chris Newcomb