Liquid Coolant Patents (Class 257/714)
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Patent number: 8704352Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a mounting substrate, a semiconductor element provided above said mounting substrate, a package substrate provided above said mounting substrate with said semiconductor element therebetween and electrically connected to said semiconductor element via a primary connecting bump, a liquid cooling module cooling said semiconductor element by a liquid refrigerant, in which a heat receiving section of the liquid cooling module is disposed between said semiconductor element and said mounting substrate, and a plurality of secondary connecting bumps provided between said package substrate and said mounting substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Inventors: Nae Hisano, Shigeo Ohashi, Yasuo Osone, Yasuhiro Naka, Hiroyuki Tenmei, Kunihiko Nishi, Hiroaki Ikeda, Masakazu Ishino, Hideharu Miyake, Shiro Uchiyama
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Patent number: 8699225Abstract: A liquid cooled power electronics assembly configured to use electrically conductive coolant to cool power electronic devices that uses dielectric plates sealed with a metallic seal around the perimeter of the dielectric plates to form a device assembly, and then forms another metallic seal between the device assembly and a housing. The configuration allows for more direct contact between the electronic device and the coolant, while protecting the electronic device from contact with potentially electrically conductive coolant. Material used to form the dielectric plates and the housing are selected to have similar coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) so that the reliability of the seals is maximized.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Scott D. Brandenburg, Richard D. Parker, Erich W. Gerbsch, Gary L. Eesley, Carl W. Berlin
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Patent number: 8684564Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED illumination apparatus. The apparatus includes a body having a lower portion adapted for coupling to a power socket and an upper portion provided with a power source module accommodating chamber. A heat-dissipating module includes a funnel-shaped hollow case disposed at a top end of the upper portion and filled with a coolant fluid, wherein the hollow case has a small diameter open end adjacent to the body and a large diameter open end remote from the body. A light source module includes amounting substrate disposed at the small diameter open end, an LED mounted on the mounting substrate, and a power source module disposed within the power source module accommodating chamber in a manner electrically connected to and supplying working power to the LED.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Inventors: Yu-Nung Shen, Tsung-Chi Wang
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Patent number: 8681497Abstract: A board coolant jacket jig system includes a main frame that includes a board installation stand on which a board is installed, and a coolant jacket separation unit that is coupled to the main frame and selectively coupled to the coolant jacket coupled to the board, to separate the coolant jacket.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mu Yer Lee
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Patent number: 8665592Abstract: A multi-core microprocessor provides an indication of the power management state of each of the cores on output terminals. Cooling of the cores is adjusted responsive to the indication of the power management state of the respective cores with additional cooling being provided to those cores in a more active state and less cooling provided to those cores in a less active state.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Anthony C. Mowry, David G. Farber, Michael J. Austin, John E. Moore
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Publication number: 20140054762Abstract: A semiconductor module cooler supplies a cooling medium to a cooling medium jacket from outside to cool a plurality of semiconductor elements thermally connected to the cooling medium jacket through a heat sink. The cooling medium jacket has a cooling fin cooling room including an opening for inserting cooling fins, and cooling the cooling fins; a cooling medium introduction port to introduce the cooling medium; a cooling medium diffusion room to diffuse and supply the cooling medium to the cooling fin cooling room; a cooling medium diffusion wall provided in the cooling medium diffusion room in which the cooling medium diffused by the cooling medium diffusion room flows over to be introduced to the cooling fin cooling room side; a cooling medium discharge port discharging the cooling medium to the outside; and a cooling medium convergence room provided between the cooling fin cooling room and the cooling medium discharge port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTDInventor: Fumio Nagaune
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Patent number: 8659130Abstract: A power module includes: a sealing body including a semiconductor element having a plurality of electrode surfaces, a first conductor plate connected to one electrode surface of the semiconductor element via solder, and a sealing material for sealing the semiconductor element and the first conductor plate, the sealing body having at least a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface; and a case for housing the sealing body. The case is configured by a first heat radiation plate opposed to the first surface of the sealing body, a second heat radiation plate opposed to the second surface of the sealing body, and an intermediate member that connects the first heat radiation plate and the second heat radiation plate. The intermediate member has a first thin section having thickness smaller than the thickness of the first heat radiation plate, more easily elastically deformed than the first heat radiation plate, and formed to surround the first heat radiation plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Takagi, Kaoru Uchiyama, Tokihito Suwa, Kinya Nakatsu, Takeshi Tokuyama, Shinji Hiramitsu
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Patent number: 8659898Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated circuit stack (1) comprising a plurality of integrated circuit layers (2) and at least one cooling layer (3) arranged in a space between two circuit layers (2). The integrated circuit stack (1) is cooled using a cooling fluid (10) pumped through the cooling layer (3). The invention further relates to a method for configuring of such an integrated circuit stack (1) by optimizing a configuration of the cooling layer (3).Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Ryan J. Linderman, Bruno Michel, Hugo E. Rothuizen
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Patent number: 8659903Abstract: A device has a passive cooling device having a surface, at least one active cooling device on the surface of the passive cooling device, and a thermal switch coupled to the passive cooling device, the switch having a first position that connects the active cooling device to a path of high thermal conductivity and a second position that connects the passive cooling device to the path of high thermal conductivity.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center IncorporatedInventor: David Eric Schwartz
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Patent number: 8654527Abstract: This present invention provides a high power electronic device which is used for transforming the alternating current into the direct current, or transforming the direct current into the alternating current: a thyristor valve module, there are two same thyristor valve segments in the whole thyristor valve module; each segment includes saturated reactor, thyristor valve unit, direct current equalizing resistor unit, acquiring energy unit, damped resistor unit, damped capacitor unit, gate series unit and water cooling system. This device series connects the thyristor valves to meet different transmission powers and different voltage ranks. This device is the key element of the high voltage direct current transmission. It can be used for different voltage ranks AD transmission system and can also be used for different voltage ranks DC system, including the ultra-high voltage 800 kV and above system.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Inventors: Xiaoguang Wei, Guangfu Tang, Jialiang Wen, Sheng Zhang
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Patent number: 8655501Abstract: Systems associated with moving heat out of a computer are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a large heat exchanger, large, quiet, automatically redundant fans, automatically redundant pumps, and a leak containment apparatus. The example system may also include logics for selectively controlling air flow, liquid flow, and flow paths.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Wade D. Vinson, Robert B. Curtis, David W. Sherrod
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Patent number: 8643173Abstract: Jet-impingement, two-phase cooling apparatuses and power electronics modules having a target surface with single- and two-phase surface enhancement features are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cooling apparatus includes a jet plate surface and a target layer. The jet plate surface includes a jet orifice having a jet orifice geometry, wherein the jet orifice is configured to generate an impingement jet of a coolant fluid. The target layer has a target surface, single-phase surface enhancement features, and two-phase surface enhancement features. The target surface is configured to receive the impingement jet, and the single-phase surface enhancement features and the two-phase enhancement features are arranged on the target surface according to the jet orifice geometry.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Matthew Joseph Rau, Ercan Mehmet Dede, Shailesh N. Joshi, Suresh V. Garimella
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Patent number: 8629554Abstract: An assembly includes a chip including an integrated circuit, a casing including an integrated circuit and having an upper portion formed on a side of the chip and lower portion formed on another side of the chip, plural through-wafer vias (TWVs) for electrically connecting the integrated circuit of the chip and the integrated circuit of the casing, and a card connected to the casing for electrically connecting the casing to a system board.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kerry Bernstein, Thomas Brunschwiler, Bruno Michel
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Patent number: 8604608Abstract: A semiconductor module is disclosed that includes a semiconductor element, a capacitor configured to be electrically connected to the semiconductor element and a heat sink, wherein the semiconductor and the capacitor are stacked with each other via the heat sink, and wherein the semiconductor element is disposed in a position overlapping with the capacitor as viewed from a stack direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Jiro Tsuchiya, Torahiko Sasaki, Makoto Imai, Hideki Tojima, Tadakazu Harada, Tomoaki Mitsunaga
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Patent number: 8598702Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor module, a first heat dissipation unit, a second heat dissipation unit and a housing. The semiconductor module contains a semiconductor device. The first heat dissipation unit is provided under the semiconductor module. The first heat dissipation unit includes at least one first pipe through which first cooling water passes. A first rotator is rotatably disposed in the first pipe. The second heat dissipation unit is provided on the semiconductor module. The second heat dissipation unit includes at least one second pipe through which second cooling water passes. A second rotator is rotatably disposed in the second pipe. The housing is provided on opposite sides of the semiconductor module, the first heat dissipation unit and the second heat dissipation unit and supports the semiconductor module, the first heat dissipation unit and the second heat dissipation unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Hoon Kwak, Kwang Soo Kim, Young Ki Lee
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Patent number: 8592971Abstract: The semiconductor package as well as a method for making it and using it is disclosed. The semiconductor package comprises a semiconductor chip having at least one heat-generating semiconductor device and a volumetrically expandable chamber disposed to sealingly surround the semiconductor chip, the volumetrically expandable chamber filled entirely with a non-electrically conductive liquid in contact with the semiconductor device and circulated within the volumetrically expandable chamber at least in part by the generated heat of the at least one semiconductor device to cool the at least one semiconductor device.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Andrew G. Laquer, Ernest E. Bunch
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Patent number: 8593812Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger wherein warping (bending) of an intervening member and a frame is suppressed when the intervening member and a wall portion of the frame member having different linear expansion coefficients are welded with each other. A method for manufacturing the heat exchanger, a semiconductor device wherein warping (bending) of an intervening member and a frame is suppressed, and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device are also disclosed. Specifically disclosed is a heat exchanger wherein a fin member provided with a plurality of fins forming flow channels for a refrigerant is arranged within a frame which forms the outer casing. The frame has a first frame member (a first wall portion) to which insulating plates (intervening members) interposed between the frame and heat-generating bodies (semiconductor elements are welded. The insulating plates (intervening members) have a linear expansion coefficient different from that of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Morino, Yasuji Taketsuna, Eisaku Kakiuchi, Yuya Takano
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Patent number: 8581392Abstract: A chip package includes: a substrate; a plurality of conductive connections in contact with the silicon carrier; a silicon carrier in a prefabricated shape disposed above the substrate, the silicon carrier including: a plurality of through silicon vias for providing interconnections through the silicon carrier to the chip stack; liquid microchannels for cooling; a liquid coolant flowing through the microchannels; and an interconnect to one or more chip stacks. The chip package further includes a cooling lid disposed above the chip stack providing additional cooling.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John Ulrich Knickerbocker, John H. Magerlein
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Patent number: 8582291Abstract: In a power conversion apparatus, electronic components and a cooler are integrated in a frame as an internal unit. The internal unit is fixed within a case through the frame. The frame has such a shape that the electronic components are surrounded by the frame, and includes a first wall section, and second and third wall sections extending from both sides of the first wall section. The cooler includes a coolant introduction tube and a coolant discharge tube. The coolant introduction tube and the coolant discharge tube project outward from to the frame. The first to third wall sections include a support wall section supporting at least one of the coolant introduction tube and the coolant discharge tube, and a frame wall section not supporting the coolant introduction tube and the coolant discharge tube. The thickness of the support wall section is larger than the thickness of the frame wall section.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Akira Nakasaka, Kenichi Oohama
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Patent number: 8563365Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a chip for use in fabricating a three-dimensional integrated circuit, the chip comprising a wafer, one or more metallic-filled, electrical vias, and one or more hollow, fluidic vias. The wafer can comprise a first surface and a second surface. The one or more metallic-filled, electrical vias can extend through the wafer. Each electrical via can be in electrical communication with an electrical interconnect proximate the first surface, providing electrical communication between chips in the integrated circuit. The one or more hollow, fluidic vias can extend through the wafer. Each fluidic via can be in fluid communication with a fluidic interconnect, providing fluid communication between adjacent chips in the integrated circuit. Each fluidic interconnect can comprise a first end proximate the first surface, a second end, and a cap proximate the second end, defining an air-filled space within the fluidic interconnect.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Georgia Tech Research CorporationInventors: Calvin Richard King, Jr., Jesal Zevari, James D. Meindl, Muhannad S. Bakir
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Patent number: 8564953Abstract: In order to achieve reduction in loss, a semiconductor power module comprises DC terminals to be connected to a condenser module and the semiconductor power module is used in combination with a cooling jacket for cooling, and the DC terminals protrude toward the condenser module beyond the cooling jacket.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Keisuke Horiuchi, Michiaki Hiyoshi, Koji Sasaki
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Patent number: 8564120Abstract: By providing heat dissipation elements or heat pipes in temperature critical areas of a semiconductor device, enhanced performance, reliability and packing density may be achieved. The heat dissipation elements may be formed on the basis of standard manufacturing techniques and may be positioned in close proximity to individual transistor elements and/or may be used for shielding particular circuit portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Anthony Mowry, David Farber, Fred Hause, Markus Lenski
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Patent number: 8558375Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kuniaki Mamitsu, Takahisa Kaneko, Masaya Tonomoto, Masayoshi Nishihata, Hiroyuki Wado, Chikage Noritake, Eiji Nomura, Toshiki Itoh
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Patent number: 8558374Abstract: An electronic package with two circuitized substrates which sandwich an interposer therebetween, the interposer electrically interconnecting the substrates while including at least one electrical component (e.g., a power module) substantially therein to provide even further operational capabilities for the resulting package.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Voya R. Markovich, Rabindra N. Das, Frank D. Egitto, James J. McNamara, Jr.
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Patent number: 8546930Abstract: Three dimensional integrated circuits with double sided power, coolant, and data features and methods of constructing same are provided. According to some embodiments, an integrated circuit package can generally comprise one or more semiconductor wafers and opposing end substrates. The semiconductor wafers can each have a top exterior surface and a bottom exterior surface. The plurality of semiconductor wafers can form a multi-dimensional wafer stack of die wafers such that adjacent wafers have facing surfaces. Each of the semiconductor wafers can comprise one or more channels formed through the wafers. A portion of the channels can extend generally between the top and bottom exterior surfaces of the semiconductor wafers. A portion of the channels can carry conductors for coupling the wafers and/or coolant for cooling the wafers. The opposing end substrates can be disposed proximate opposing ends of the multi-dimensional stack.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Georgia Tech Research CorporationInventors: Muhannad S. Bakir, Gang Huang
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Patent number: 8536698Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an enclosure of insulating material having an introduction portion and a discharge portion for an insulating refrigerant and also having an opening, filters mounted on the introduction portion and the discharge portion, respectively, so as to prevent conductive foreign matter from entering the enclosure, a power semiconductor element provided on the outside of the enclosure, a heat sink bonded to the power semiconductor element and extending through the opening and within the enclosure, and an insulator covering the portions of the power semiconductor element and the heat sink lying outside of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Noboru Miyamoto, Shouji Saito
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Patent number: 8537550Abstract: A wiring board includes a conductor plate including a wiring portion and an electrode portion connected to a power conversion semiconductor element, a liquid-cooling pipe mounted near the conductor plate and causing a cooling liquid to be supplied therethrough, and an insulating resin material arranged at least between the conductor plate and the liquid-cooling pipe.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa DenkiInventors: Masato Higuchi, Yasuhiko Kawanami, Katsushi Terazono, Koji Higashikawa, Akira Sasaki, Takayuki Morihara, Takashi Aoki, Tetsuya Ito, Yukihisa Nakabayashi, Tasuku Isobe, Kiyonori Koguma
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Patent number: 8531839Abstract: Methods of preventing overheating of computer equipment in a cabinet when a supply coolant to a cooler in the cabinet fails. An example embodiment is a data center that includes a plurality of cabinets and at least two coolant supply lines. The cabinets are configured to house computer equipment and the coolant supply lines provide coolant for the cabinets. Moreover, the cabinets are arranged in at least one row of adjacent cabinets such that each row of adjacent cabinets receives coolant from alternating coolant supply lines.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt
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Patent number: 8508030Abstract: An exemplary LED module includes a ceramic substrate, a heat spreader, a heat sink, an LED die, and a packaging layer. The substrate defines a hole extending therethrough from a top side to a bottom side thereof. The heat spreader is disposed in the hole with a top side thereof substantially coplanar with the top side of the substrate. An outer circumferential surface of the heat spreader contacts an inner circumferential surface of the substrate around the hole. The heat sink is attached to the top sides of the substrate and the heat spreader. The LED die is attached to a bottom side of the heat spreader, and the packaging layer encapsulates the LED die.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tai-Cherng Yu, Chun-Yu Lin
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Patent number: 8498841Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for use with thermal electric cooling devices (TECDs). An apparatus is mapped so as to identify the heat dissipating entities and zones thereof. A first cooling plan is devised in accordance with the mapping, the cooling plan being dependant upon TECDs. At least one other cooling plan is devised that is distinct from the first cooling plan. The coefficient of performance (COP) for each of the cooling plans is calculated. One of the cooling plans is selected and implemented in accordance with a comparison of the COPs. Precision, zone-oriented cooling is provided, avoiding excessive material scale and wasted energy.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Amip Shah, Chandrakant Patel
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Patent number: 8490679Abstract: Vapor condensers and cooling apparatuses to facilitate vapor condensation cooling of a coolant employed in cooling an electronic device or electronic subsystem. The vapor condenser includes a thermally conductive base structure having an operational orientation when the condenser is facilitating vapor condensate formation, and a plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins extending from the thermally conductive base structure. The plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins have a varying cross-sectional perimeter along at least a portion of their length. The cross-sectional perimeters of the plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins are configured to increase in a direction of condensate travel.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 8493736Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a device for cooling the surface of a semiconductor device such as an integrated circuit or the like, the cooling device comprising a plurality of channels (3?) which are non-parallel to the surface to be cooled, each channel comprising a plurality of separate electrodes (5) or equivalent conducting areas arranged along the length of each channel, the device further comprising or being connectable to means for applying a voltage to the electrodes or conducting areas in each channel according to a sequence, the sequence being such that a droplet (6) of cooling liquid in a channel may be moved from one electrode to the next, thereby transporting the droplet from the top of the channel to the bottom, from where the droplet impinges on the surface to be cooled.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: IMECInventors: Herman Oprins, Bart Vandevelde, Paolo Fiorini, Eric Beyne, Joeri De Vos, Bivragh Majeed
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Patent number: 8487427Abstract: An assembly includes a chip including an integrated circuit, a casing including an integrated circuit and having an upper portion formed on a side of the chip and lower portion formed on another side of the chip, plural through-wafer vias (TWVs) for electrically connecting the integrated circuit of the chip and the integrated circuit of the casing, and a card connected to the casing for electrically connecting the casing to a system board.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kerry Bernstein, Thomas Brunschwiler, Bruno Michel
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Patent number: 8486765Abstract: A method for making a structure for thermal management of circuit devices. The method provides a first substrate and a second substrate where at least one of the first and second substrates includes a circuit element. The method forms in at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate an entrance through-hole extending through a thickness of the first substrate or the second substrate, forms in at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate an exit through-hole extending through a thickness of the first substrate or the second substrate, forms respective bonding elements on at least one of the first and second substrates, and bonds the first and second substrates at the respective bonding elements to form a seal between the first and second substrates and to form a first coolant channel in between the first and second substrates.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Research Triangle InstituteInventors: Philip Garrou, Charles Kenneth Williams, Christopher A. Bower
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Patent number: 8487416Abstract: A power module includes at least one semiconductor die holding structure. Each die holding structure has a substantially cylindrical outer profile and a central axis. Each die holding structure is disposed within a common cylindrical EMI shield. A plurality of semiconductor devices are mounted to each die holding structure to form a substantially symmetric die mounting pattern respect to the central axis of the die holding structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Eladio Clemente Delgado, Arun Virupaksha Gowda, Antonio Caiafa, Brian Lynn Rowden, Ljubisa Dragoljub Stevanovic, Richard Alfred Beaupre
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Patent number: 8471380Abstract: An encapsulated microelectronic package includes a fluid conducting cooling tube directly coupled to one or more semiconductor chips, with the encapsulant being molded over the semiconductor chips and portions of the cooling tube in proximity to the semiconductor chips. The encapsulant immobilizes the cooling tube with respect to the semiconductor chips, and the cooling tube and encapsulant are designed to minimize differences in their coefficients of thermal expansion relative to the semiconductor chips.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Scott D. Brandenburg, Suresh K. Chengalva, Thomas A. Degenkolb
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Publication number: 20130154083Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor module, a first heat dissipation unit, a second heat dissipation unit and a housing. The semiconductor module contains a semiconductor device. The first heat dissipation unit is provided under the semiconductor module. The first heat dissipation unit includes at least one first pipe through which first cooling water passes. A first rotator is rotatably disposed in the first pipe. The second heat dissipation unit is provided on the semiconductor module. The second heat dissipation unit includes at least one second pipe through which second cooling water passes. A second rotator is rotatably to disposed in the second pipe. The housing is provided on opposite sides of the semiconductor module, the first heat dissipation unit and the second heat dissipation unit and supports the semiconductor module, the first heat dissipation unit and the second heat dissipation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Hoon Kwak, Kwang Soo Kim, Young Ki Lee
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Patent number: 8427833Abstract: A mechanism is provided for a thermal power plane that delivers power and constitutes minimal thermal resistance. The mechanism comprises a processor layer coupled, via a first set of coupling devices, to a signaling and input/output (I/O) layer and a power delivery layer coupled, via a second set of coupling devices, to the processor layer. In the mechanism, the power delivery layer is dedicated to only delivering power and does not provide data communication signals to the elements of the mechanism. In the mechanism, the power delivery layer comprises a plurality of conductors, a plurality of insulating materials, one or more ground planes, and a plurality of through laminate vias. In the mechanism, the signaling and input/output (I/O) layer is dedicated to only transmitting the data communication signals to and receiving the data communications signals from the processor layer and does not provide power to the elements of the processor layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Harry Barowski, Thomas Brunschwiler, Hubert Harrer, Andreas Huber, Bruno Michel, Tim Niggemeier, Stephan Paredes, Jochen Supper
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Patent number: 8427091Abstract: A drive with heat dissipation and energy-saving function for supplying power to drive a motor. The drive includes a driving circuit having a rectification section. The rectification section serves to receive AC current generated when the motor abruptly accelerates/decelerates and convert the AC current into DC current and output the DC current. The drive further includes a cooling module electrically connected to an output end of the rectification section. The cooling module is drivable by the DC current output from the rectification section to conduct out and dissipate heat.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Hiwin Mikrosystem Corp.Inventors: Chi-Yuan Cheng, Ming Fu Tsai
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Patent number: 8421220Abstract: A chip package includes: a substrate; a plurality of conductive connections in contact with the silicon carrier; a silicon carrier in a prefabricated shape disposed above the substrate, the silicon carrier including: a plurality of through silicon vias for providing interconnections through the silicon carrier to the chip; liquid microchannels for cooling; a liquid coolant flowing through the microchannels; and an interconnect to one or more chips or chip stacks.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John Ulrich Knickerbocker, John H. Magerlein
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Patent number: 8416572Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to cooling information handling resources are provided. A method for cooling information handling resources, may include conveying a flowing fluid proximate to one or more information handling resources such that the flowing fluid is thermally coupled to the one or more information handling resources and heat generated by the one or more information handling resources is transferred to the flowing fluid. The method may also include conveying the flowing fluid to a cooling unit such that heat is transferred from the flowing fluid.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: John Olsen, Bradley Jackson, Eric Sendelbach, Gabriel Higham, James Bryan, Jason Franz, Travis North, William Morris
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Patent number: 8415207Abstract: A module includes a substrate including a first copper surface and a semiconductor chip. The module includes a first sintered joint bonding the semiconductor chip directly to the first copper surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Karsten Guth, Ivan Nikitin
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Patent number: 8410602Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a socket for a semiconductor package, where the socket has a frame with a segmented design, where socket streets are located between the segments. One or more of the streets may include a conduit to enable thermal transfer during operation of the semiconductor package. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2007Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Venkat Natarajan, Arun Chandrasekhar, Pr Patel, Vittal Kini
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Patent number: 8411440Abstract: Disclosed is an embodiment of a rack system including a cooled universal hardware platform having a frame, a module insertion area on a first side of the rack system and a universal backplane mounting area on a second side of the rack system opposite to the first side, a power bus, a plurality of cooled partitions, a plurality of module bays, two or more service unit backplanes and a coolant source. The power bus may be configured to provide power to the universal backplane mounting area and the plurality of cooled partitions. The rack system may also include a plurality of service units that may be configured to have different functions within the rack system.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Birchbridge IncorporatedInventors: John Craig Dunwoody, Teresa Ann Dunwoody
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Patent number: 8405204Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a main body having a semiconductor device accommodating portion accommodating a basic circuit including a semiconductor device, external connection terminal members protruding outside the main body, and a cooling structure reducing heat generated by the device from the main body. The cooling structure includes a coolant flowing portion including a coolant supply port to which coolant is supplied, a coolant moving space which is positioned adjacent to the accommodating portion and in which the coolant moves in a back side of the basic circuit of the accommodating portion, and a coolant discharge port which discharges the coolant from the moving space. The semiconductor package assembly includes a package support body which supports the package and which includes a coolant circulation structure supplying coolant to the flowing portion of the main body through the supply port and collecting the supplied coolant through the discharge port.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
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Patent number: 8399984Abstract: A semiconductor package comprises a semiconductor chip, through electrodes and cooling parts. The semiconductor chip has bonding pads on an upper surface thereof. The through-electrodes are formed in the semiconductor chip. The cooling parts are formed in the semiconductor chip and on the upper surface of the semiconductor chip in order to dissipate heat.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.Inventor: Seong Cheol Kim
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Patent number: 8395897Abstract: There is provided an electrical power component attached to a chassis of an electrical power apparatus, including a semiconductor element constituting an electronic circuit, and cooling unit having a planar shape which cools the semiconductor element and serves as a reinforcing material for increasing strength of the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventor: Yosuke Yamada
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Patent number: 8391008Abstract: A power electronics module includes a frame, a jet impingement cooler assembly, and a power electronics assembly. The frame includes a first surface, a second surface, a power electronics cavity within the first surface of the frame, a fluid inlet reservoir, and a fluid outlet reservoir. The fluid inlet and outlet reservoirs extend between the first surface of the frame and the second surface of the frame. The fluid inlet reservoir and the fluid outlet reservoir are configured to be fluidly coupled to one or more additional modular power electronics devices. The jet impingement assembly is sealed within the frame and fluidly coupled to the fluid inlet reservoir and the fluid outlet reservoir. The power electronics assembly includes at least one power electronics component, is positioned within the power electronics cavity, and is thermally coupled to the jet impingement cooler assembly. Power electronic module assemblies are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventor: Ercan Mehmet Dede
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Patent number: 8391006Abstract: A water jacket includes a channel which accommodates MCM and through which a coolant runs, and the channel has a throttle part of which a flow passage sectional area is smaller than other parts and which is at the upstream of the MCM.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Advantest CorporationInventor: Koei Nishiura
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Patent number: 8391011Abstract: A cooling device includes a heat sink having a top plate, a bottom plate spaced from the top plate and fins between the top and bottom plates, a first metal member laminated to the side of the top plate that is opposite from the fins, and a first insulator laminated to the first metal member. The top plate, the bottom plate and the first metal member are each made of a clad metal that is composed of a base metal and a brazing metal, so that the fins are brazed to the top and bottom plates, the first metal member is brazed to the top plate, and the first insulator is brazed to the first metal member.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Shogo Mori, Eiji Kono