Pressed Against Semiconductor Element Patents (Class 257/719)
  • Patent number: 7796390
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly is mounted on a printed circuit board to dissipate heat generated by an electronic component. The heat sink assembly includes a heat sink and a plurality of fasteners fixing the heat sink to the printed circuit board. The fastener includes a head, a post extending downwardly from the head through the heat sink, an elastic member encircling the post and compressed between the head and the heat sink, and an engaging member fixed to the printed circuit board. A top of the engaging member is fastened to a bottom of the post. When the post, together with the head, is rotated relative to an axis thereof toward a locked position, the post would be driven by the engaging member to automatically lock with the engaging member at the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Cao, Min Li
  • Patent number: 7796394
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided for connecting an IC chip (2) to a printed circuit board (3). The electrical connector assembly includes a housing (1) engaging with the IC chip, a heat sink (6), a loading plate (4) and a number of first connecting portions (5). The loading plate is located between the heat sink and the housing and has a number of spring plates (41) extending toward the IC chip. The first connecting portions are provided for connecting the heat sink to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qing-Feng Wang, Ling Tao, Nan-Hong Lin, Chih-Pi Cheng
  • Patent number: 7787251
    Abstract: A printed circuit board employing a heat sink retaining apparatus and method of use is disclosed. In one form of the disclosure, a heat sink apparatus can include a heat sink operable to be coupled to a first portion of a printed circuit board having an integrated circuit, and a retaining mechanism operably coupled along a first surface of the heat sink. The retaining mechanism can be coupled to a second portion of the printed circuit board to produce a tension between the first surface of the heat sink and the second portion of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventor: Edmond I. Bailey
  • Patent number: 7782621
    Abstract: A circuit module includes: a thermally conductive board forming a part of a housing; a circuit board disposed above the thermally conductive board; a semiconductor chip connected to a plurality of electrode pads on a upper surface of the circuit board through solder; a heat sink connected to a upper surface of the semiconductor chip; a thermally conductive member thermally connecting the thermally conductive board to the semiconductor chip; and a plurality of fasteners passing through the thickness of the circuit board in an area surrounding the semiconductor chip to attach the heat sink to the thermally conductive board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takuji Matsushiba, Aya Minami, Yohichi Miwa, Taichiroh Nomura, Kenji Tsuboi, Takeshi Wagatsuma, Masatake Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7782622
    Abstract: Disclosed is an attachment apparatus. The attachment apparatus may facilitate attachment of various components to a printed circuit board (PCB) including a thermal management component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
  • Patent number: 7778036
    Abstract: A structure for mounting a heat-generating component includes a circuit board on which a heat-generating component is mounted, a base on which the circuit board is disposed upright, a cover having thermal conductivity, a heat-conductive member electrically isolated from the heat-generating component and a heat transfer plate. The heat transfer plate is attached to the circuit board so as to extend in the sliding direction of the cover to cover a surface of the heat-conductive member. The cover presses the heat transfer plate by an inner surface thereof against the heat-conductive member in a direction perpendicular to the heat-conductive member so that the heat-generating component is thermally connected to the inner surface of the cover through the heat-conductive member and the heat transfer plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Kontani
  • Patent number: 7777329
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided having an integrated circuit device disposed on a printed circuit board and a heat dissipation device on the integrated circuit device. An actuation screw in a spring plate is urged against a portion of the heat dissipation device by tightening the actuation screw. The actuation screw may be prevented from being tightened beyond a mechanical constraint corresponding to a pre-set calibration for the specific compressive force, which may be greater than or equal to a minimum compressive force corresponding to the greater of a minimum thermal interface pressure and a minimum contact interface pressure. Additionally, a method is provided in which the actuation screw is tightened, but prevented from being tightened beyond the mechanical constraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John L. Colbert, John S. Corbin, Jr., Jason R. Eagle, Roger Duane Hamilton, Amanda E. Mikhail, Arvind K. Sinha, Terry L. Sobotta
  • Patent number: 7773383
    Abstract: A heatsink assembly includes a heatsink having a base board which includes fins extending from a top thereof and a recessed area defined in an underside thereof. The recessed area of the heatsink is adapted for engagement with a chip set. A positioning device includes a rectangular frame that is mounted to the heatsink and includes two side plates extending downward from two opposite sides thereof. Each side plate has a hook extending from an inside thereof so as to hook the chip set. Two flexible rods extend from the two opposite sides of the rectangular frame and each flexible rod has a pressing portion which presses on the top of the base board of the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Malico Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Liang
  • Patent number: 7773380
    Abstract: An electrical configuration having at least one component which has at least one current bar, particularly a lead frame, and having an electronic circuit which has at least one heat dissipation surface and at least one electric terminal that is connected mechanically and electrically to the current bar. It is provided that the unit made up of the component and the electronic circuit is mounted on a support layer that effects the heat dissipation in such a way that, because of the fastening of the component onto the support layer, the heat dissipation surface is pushed against the support layer, based on the spring property of the current bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Trescher, Eckhard Schaefer
  • Patent number: 7773384
    Abstract: A thermal module includes a heat sink disposed on a contact surface of the heat source, a mounting bracket having first and second ends, a fastening member, a pressing member, and at least one clip. The mounting bracket surrounds the heat source. The first end has at least one latch portion. The second end has at least one mounting slot and at least one first opening in communication with the mounting slot. The fastening member is slidably mounted in the mounting slot. The clip spans the heat sink and has two ends respectively engaged with the latch portion and a portion of the fastening member respectively. The pressing member includes a pressing tightly engaged with the clip and urges the heat sink when an operation portion of the pressing member is rotated from the first predetermined position to the second predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Wei Lin, Jui-Yi Lin, Kuan-Ying Lu, Chien-Yi Li
  • Patent number: 7768786
    Abstract: A heatsink assembly includes a heatsink which has a base board and fins extending from a top thereof. The heatsink is directly put on the chip set. A positioning device includes a rectangular frame which is mounted to the heatsink and includes two first extensions and two second extensions extending from two pairs of opposite sides thereof. Each first extension has a hook extending from an inside thereof so as to hook the circuit board and the second extensions each have a first inclined surface engaged with the inclined surface defined in a periphery of the chip. Two flexible rods extend from the two opposite sides of the rectangular frame and each flexible rod has a pressing portion which presses on the top of the base board of the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Malico Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Liang
  • Patent number: 7764503
    Abstract: A securing device includes a securing member defining a securing hole, and a fastener. The fastener includes a spring, and a bolt having a main portion, a bottom fixing portion, and a top head portion. The securing hole includes an inner portion and an outer portion extending horizontally from the inner portion to an outside. A width of the outer portion is smaller than the fixing portion and larger than the main portion. The main portion enters into the inner portion through the outer portion. The fixing portion abuts against a bottom of the securing member. The spring is compressed between a top of the securing member and the head portion. A concave is depressed from the securing member and surrounds the inner portion. A lower portion of the spring is fittingly received in the concave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xin-Xiang Zha
  • Patent number: 7760509
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device for removing heat from an electronic component mounted on a printed circuit board, includes a heat sink having a bottom for in contact with the electronic component and a plurality of fasteners securing the heat sink onto the printed circuit board. Each fastener includes a first latching member, a second latching member rotatably connected to the first latching member and an operating member rotatably connected to the first latching member and having a pressing part engaging a curved portion defined on a top of the second latching member. The heat sink and the printed circuit board are located between the first and second latching members of each fastener. The operating member is rotated to force the first and the second latching members to rotate toward each other to closely clip the heat sink and printed circuit board together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pin-Qun Zhao, Dong-Bo Zheng, Meng Fu, Chun-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 7760508
    Abstract: A thermal management device for a circuit substrate having at least a first heat generating component and at least a second heat generating component, the thermal management device includes a first thermal spreader and a second thermal spreader. The second thermal spreader is mountable to the circuit substrate to thermally couple with the second heat generating component. Additionally, the second thermal spreader is adapted to couple to the first thermal spreader to thermally couple the first thermal spreader to the first heat generating component when the second thermal spreader is mounted to the circuit substrate. The thermal management device also includes a bias device that is coupled to the first thermal spreader and the second thermal spreader and is adapted to maintain the thermal coupling between the first thermal spreader and the first heat generating component when the second thermal spreader is mounted to the circuit substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Gamal Refai-Ahmed, Robert A. Wiley, Jim E. Loro
  • Patent number: 7755903
    Abstract: A heat dissipating apparatus includes a base, a heat sink received in the base, and a retaining cover attached to the base. The retaining cover defines two crossing slots for cooperatively forming at least one flap. Each free portion of flap has a free portion. The free portion of each flap elastically curves towards the heat sink to bias the heat sink towards the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lung-Sheng Tsai, Li-Ping Chen
  • Patent number: 7755897
    Abstract: A memory module assembly (100) includes a memory card (200) having a right side surface (240) and a left side surface (220), a heat sink (400) and a heat pipe (500). The heat sink includes a base member (420) attached to the left side surface of the memory card and a shell (440) attached to the right side surface of the memory card and coupled to the base member. The base member includes a substrate portion (422) attached to the left side surface of the memory card and a support portion (424) extended from the substrate portion and supported on a top edge of the memory card. The heat pipe includes an evaporator (520) in thermal engagement with one of the shell and the substrate portion and a condenser (540) in thermal engagement with the support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fei Chen, Di-Qiong Zhao, Yi-Chyng Fang, Yue-Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 7750252
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for limiting failure noise and smoke emissions produced as a result of electrical failure conditions and/or failed electronic devices or assemblies of electronic equipment, such as IT and telecommunications equipment. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a conformable pad, a gasket and a clip that are disposed along one or more surfaces or planes of one or more electronic devices or assemblies such that the apparatus helps to form a substantially air tight seal around the one or more devices or assemblies. The air tight seal the apparatus defines minimizes or eliminates failure noise and smoke emissions generated as a result of failure conditions or catastrophic failure of the one or more devices or assemblies. The apparatus thereby provides a non-electronic solution to limiting failure noise and smoke that is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and implement, and enables in-field servicing of its components and the devices or assemblies to which it is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Colby, Roy R. Compton, Jr., Greg Tremelling
  • Patent number: 7745952
    Abstract: A power module constructs a pressurizing tool by laminating an elastic member as well as a DC positive-side wiring member and DC negative-side wiring member in which currents flow in opposite directions. The pressurizing tool presses a first fixing tool, and then the first fixing tool presses semiconductor equipment. The semiconductor equipment is fixed to a heat dissipating member with its heat dissipating surface brought into surface contact with side wall surfaces of the heat dissipating member. The power module can enhance heat dissipation between a heat dissipating member and semiconductor equipment, and enables the semiconductor equipment to be fixed to the heat dissipating member without adding other components to the power module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinya Nakatsu, Satoshi Ibori, Hideki Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7746643
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink having a first shoulder and a second shoulder, and a locking device having a retention module, a first clip and a second clip. The first clip has two extension portions engaging with the retention module and a pressing portion between the two extension portions. The second clip comprises a pressing portion located on the second shoulder, an axle connecting with the pressing portion and pivotably engaging with the retention module and a locking portion connecting with the pressing portion. The second clip can rotate around the axle thereof when the heat sink assembly is in an unlocked position; the locking portion engages with the retention module and the pressing portion presses the second shoulder of the heat sink toward the retention module when the heat sink assembly is in a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Li, Jun Long, Tao Li
  • Patent number: 7746653
    Abstract: An assembly for clamping electrical components against a heat-dissipating surface of a heat sink may include the heat sink, one or more electrical components, two or more springs, and a fastener. Each of the springs may include a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface of each of the springs may include an attachment region and two contact regions. The attachment region may be between the two contact regions. The second surface of one of the springs may overlap the first surface of another one of the springs. Each of the springs may be positioned to hold the electrical components against the heat dissipating surface of the heat sink. Each of the two contact regions of each of the springs may be positioned to hold the electronic components against the heat-dissipating surface. The fastener may couple the springs together in the attachment region of each of the springs and may further couple the springs to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated
    Inventor: Florin Negrut
  • Patent number: 7746645
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink and a clip assembly. The clip assembly includes a clip and a pair of movable fasteners pivotally connected to the clip. The clip includes a main body, two pressing portions extending from two opposite ends of the main body and two locking arms extending oppositely from the two pressing portions, respectively. The movable fasteners each include a main body, a pair of receiving portions curved upwardly from the main body and receiving a corresponding locking arm therein and a hook extending downwardly from the main body and engaging with a clasp on a printed circuit board. A distance from each of the hooks of the movable fasteners to a corresponding clasp can be adjustable via rotation of the movable fasteners around the locking arms of the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiang-Yang He, Jing Zhang
  • Patent number: 7746651
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink and a clip for mounting the heat sink to an electronic component of a printed circuit board. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of fins extending from the base. The clip includes a pressing member and a pair of elongated arms formed on opposite ends of the pressing member. The pressing member has a lower portion protruding toward the base of the heat sink. A middle one of the fins extends upwardly through the pressing member in a manner such that the lower portion of the pressing member resiliently abuts against the heat sink. The two arms are located on opposite lateral sides of the heat sink and bent downwardly to engage with the printed circuit board so that the pressing member exerts a force on the heat sink toward the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Yu, Dong-Yun Li, Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 7746652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling module retentioner, which includes a fixing base and a flexible frame. The fixing base surrounds a heat-generating electronic component at a center and allows the placement of a cooling module therein, and a rising corner column is disposed at each of four corners thereof and each corner column has a snap hole; the flexible frame is composed of two M-like retention brackets whose bottom sides are mounted with a retention hook respectively for the corresponding snap hole, a lever is pivotally disposed at a lower center location thereof and pertains to a metal rod whose one end is integrally bent to form a protruded portion. The production process requires no mold so as to simplify the production process and reduce the production cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Chin-Ming Kuo
  • Patent number: 7733652
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a base frame and a heat sink having a module engagement surface configured to be in thermal communication with an engagement surface of a pluggable module. The heat sink assembly also includes transfer links extending between the heat sink and the base frame. The transfer links are movable to transfer the heat sink with respect to the base frame. The heat sink is movable between a recessed position and an elevated position, wherein the transfer links maintain the heat sink in a predetermined orientation with respect to the engagement surface of the pluggable module as the heat sink is transferred, between the recessed position and the elevated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Patrick Costello, Jordan Marshall Cole
  • Patent number: 7733650
    Abstract: A motor controller which eliminates a positioning operation between a power semiconductor element and a base plate to improve the assembly process is provided. The motor controller has a power semiconductor element closely contacted with a heatsink and mounted in a first base plate, wherein a spacer having an engaging section formed therein as a hole for the power semiconductor element is interposed between the heatsink and the base plate, and the power semiconductor element is positioned in the spacer. Further, the peripheral wall of the hole is arranged so as to shut off a space between a terminal projecting from the side of the power semiconductor element and the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Hideharu Okayama, Kenji Isomoto, Shuhei Nohara, Toshio Omata
  • Patent number: 7729121
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a stacked package assembly may include a first socket defining an interior cavity, a first semiconductor device coupled to the first socket, a second socket positioned within the interior cavity of the first socket, and a second semiconductor device removably coupled to the second socket within the cavity of the first socket. The second socket may be positioned between the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device and provide an electrical connection between the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anand Deshpande, Venkat Natarajan, Ashok Kabadi, Vittal Kini
  • Publication number: 20100127391
    Abstract: A pressing portion of a fixture is put on a lid of a semiconductor package, and anchor portions on the opposite sides of the pressing portion are opposed to a baseplate. Two screw members are passed individually through opening parts formed spanning the pressing portion and anchor portions and threadedly engage with a heat sink through the baseplate. If the screw members are tightened in this state, the anchor portions are pressed by the baseplate, and the pressing portion presses the lid of the semiconductor package, whereby the baseplate is fixed to the heat sink in pressure contact with it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 7724525
    Abstract: A clip includes a body, a moveable fastener and an actuating member. The body includes a pressing part, a flat portion and a latching leg. The movable fastener includes a connecting portion, a pivot axis connected at a top end of the connecting portion and an engaging portion. The connecting portion extends through the flat portion. The actuating member defines a guiding groove therein. The guiding groove angles outward to form a height difference along a longitudinal axis of the actuating member between a topmost end and a bottommost end thereof. The actuating member is above the flat portion and connected to the pivot axis of the moveable fastener. The actuating member is levelly moveable relative to the movable fastener so that the pivot axis can slide along the guiding groove to render the moveable fastener vertically moveable between a locked position and a released position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xin-Xiang Zha
  • Patent number: 7724522
    Abstract: A heat sink device for a display card includes a heat sink, the heat sink having a base and a plurality of heat-dissipating fins on the base, the base having two hooks respectively beside two lateral sides of the groove; a heat-dissipating fan, having a blade wheel and a power wire for the blade wheel, the blade wheel being on the base and the power wire being inside the groove of the base; and a fastener, having two engagement parts respectively corresponding to the hooks, wherein the fastener covers the groove so as to position the power wire by means of engagement of the hooks with the engagement parts. Therefore, the power wire of the heat-dissipating fan can be properly arranged on the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Cooler Master Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tzu-Lun Lan
  • Patent number: 7719842
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a plurality of heat sinks onto a circuit board during testing while the circuit board is tested in a fixed manufacturing station. The apparatus has a polygonal shaped frame with a size that is limited to an area on the circuit board which contains a plurality of data processing elements to be cooled. At least four apertures are on the frame, wherein each of the apertures corresponds to a different one of the plurality of data processing elements to be cooled. A slot is positioned on the frame to receive oversized processing elements. At least four pillars extend from the frame and mount into mounting holes provided on the circuit board. The apertures on the frame support the heat sinks above the data processing elements to be cooled. No additional screws, adhesives, clips or other fixing mechanisms are required to secure the heat sinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Kreissig, Wolfgang Bollinger, Roland Dieterle, Hartmut Droege
  • Patent number: 7715196
    Abstract: A mounting device for chips has a heat sink and at least one clamp. The heat sink has at least one conductive side, two ends, multiple chip units and two connecting bases. The chip units are arranged on the at least one conductive side. The connecting bases are formed on the ends of the heat sink. The at least one clamp is mounted across the at least one conductive side of the heat sink and has two ends, a middle sheet, multiple pressing tabs and two connecting arms. The pressing tabs extend from the middle sheet to press the chip units against the conductive side of the heat sink. The connecting arms are formed respectively on the ends of the clamp and are mounted respectively on the connecting bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Acbel Polytech Inc.
    Inventors: Jung-Fa Chen, Chu-Cheng Tsai
  • Patent number: 7715197
    Abstract: A heatsink structure and method for the cooling of closely spaced packaged heat-producing devices, such as dual-in-line memory modules (DIMMs). A folded sheet metal heatsink structure is provided which is constituted of a coined metallic material and which has a large plurality of waffle-shaped ridges extending therefrom constituting additional surface areas which are adapted to enable heat generated by hub chips to pass upwardly and then outwardly through waffle-like ridges and, thus, dissipated to the exterior, thereby imparting an improved degree of cooling to heat-producing components or devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shurong Tian, Thomas M. Cipolla, Paul W. Coteus
  • Patent number: 7709951
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and assemblies for enhancing heat transfer in electronic components using a flexible thermal pillow. The flexible thermal pillow has a thermally conductive material sealed between top and bottom conductive layers, with the bottom layer having a flexible reservoir residing on opposing sides of a central portion of the pillow that has a gap. The pillow may have roughened internal surfaces to increase an internal surface area within the pillow for enhanced heat dissipation. In an electronic assembly, the central portion of the pillow resides between a heat sink and heat-generating component for the thermal coupling there-between. During thermal cycling, the flexible reservoir of the pillow expands to retain thermally conductive material extruded from the gap, and then contracts to force such extruded material back into the gap. An external pressure source may contact the pillow for further forcing the extruded thermally conductive material back into the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Brodsky, Peter J. Brofman, James A. Busby, Bruce J. Chamberlin, Scott A. Cummings, David L. Edwards, Thomas J. Fleischman, Michael J. Griffin, IV, Sushumna Iruvanti, David C. Long, Jennifer V. Muncy, Robin A. Susko
  • Patent number: 7706144
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein may include example embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices, and/or systems for heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas W. Lynch
  • Patent number: 7701719
    Abstract: A thermal module includes a heat sink (20), a heat pipe (10) and a fastening device (100). The heat pipe has a condenser section (14) connected with the heat sink. The fastening device includes a base member (50) for fixing an evaporator section of the heat pipe, a positioning pole (58) disposed on and connected to the base member, and an elastic member (30). The positioning pole includes a neck (580) and a head (582). The elastic member includes an abutting portion (32) defining therein a positioning hole (320), and two locking portions (34) extending from the abutting portion. The neck of the positioning pole is freely and loosely received in the positioning hole of the abutting portion. A maximal outer diameter of the head of the positioning pole exceeds a diameter of the fixing hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Hsien Chen, Rung-An Chen
  • Patent number: 7701720
    Abstract: A technique for installing a heatsink in an electronic assembly includes simultaneously applying force to multiple fastener assemblies that each retain a respective fastener in a body of the heatsink. The heatsink is then attached to the electronic assembly by actuating the fasteners while the force is simultaneously applied to the multiple fastener assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John L. Colbert, John S. Corbin, Jr., Jason R. Eagle, Arvind K. Sinha, Christopher L. Tuma
  • Patent number: 7697298
    Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus (10) includes a heat spreader (30), and first and second resilient plates (40, 50) provided at two opposite sides of the heat spreader. The first resilient plate includes a mounting arm (41) and two fixing arms (42) extending from two opposite ends of the mounting arm, respectively. The mounting arm defines a first mounting hole (43) therein, and each of the fixing arms defines a first fixing hole (44) therein. The second resilient plate defines a second mounting hole (53) and two second fixing holes (54) therein. The first resilient plate is fixed on the heat spreader via the first fixing holes. The second resilient plate is fixed on the heat spreader via the second fixing holes. The heat spreader is fixed on a circuit board via the first and the second mounting holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Rung-An Chen
  • Patent number: 7697299
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for securing a heat sink to a heat-generating device on a circuit board. The apparatus clamps onto the heating-generating device and the circuit board in a manner that avoids bending of the circuit board. The apparatus includes a retention module having a plurality of retention features that extend through openings in the circuit board disposed about the perimeter of the heat-generating device, such as a processor. The apparatus also includes a heat sink having a heat sink base for contacting the heat-generating device in order to dissipate heat produced by the device. The heat sink is selectively securable to the retention features of the retention module using levers, such as a wire module, having a spring clip to engage the retention features and clamp the heat sink and retention module together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Norman Bruce Desrosiers, Michael Dudley French, Jr., Dean Frederick Herring, Daniel Paul Kelaher, Paul Andrew Wormsbecher
  • Patent number: 7692299
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having improved thermal fatigue life is provided by lowering maximum temperature on jointing members and reducing temperature change. A jointing member is placed between a semiconductor chip and a lead electrode, and a thermal stress relaxation body is arranged between the chip and a support electrode. Jointing members are placed between the thermal stress relaxation body and the chip and between the thermal stress relaxation body and the support electrode. A second thermal stress relaxation body made from a material having a thermal expansion coefficient between the coefficients of the chip and the lead electrode is located between the chip and the lead electrode. The first thermal stress relaxation body is made from a material which has a thermal expansion coefficient in between the coefficients of the chip and the support electrode, and has a thermal conductivity of 50 to 300 W/(m·° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi Haramachi Electronics Co., Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikara Nakajima, Takeshi Kurosawa, Megumi Mizuno
  • Patent number: 7692293
    Abstract: A semiconductor switching module includes a power semiconductor element that is embodied in planar technology. In at least one embodiment, the power semiconductor element is provided with a base layer, a copper layer, and at least one power semiconductor chip that is mounted on the copper layer, and another electrically conducting layer which covers at least one load terminal of the power semiconductor chip. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, devices are provided for safely connecting the load terminal to a load circuit. The devices are configured such that a contact area thereof presses in a planar manner onto the electrically conducting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Apfelbacher, Norbert Reichenbach, Johann Seitz
  • Patent number: 7688588
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module is disclosed. The heat dissipation module includes fan and at least a heat sink. The fan includes a frame and an impeller. The frame includes a body and at least an extension. The extension protrudes from at least a side of the body. The extension or the body is connected with the circuit board. The impeller is disposed in the body. The heat sink is connected with the extension for dissipating heat produced from the electronic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hao-Wen Ko, Tsung-Yu Lei, Wen-Shi Huang
  • Patent number: 7683479
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip 36 is mounted on a package substrate 30 with its circuit side facing to a board 38. Heat is dissipated from an upper side of the semiconductor chip 36 opposite to the circuit side. A sealing resin 32 seals around the periphery of the semiconductor chip 36 so that the upper side of the semiconductor chip 36 is exposed to atmosphere. A fixing member 34 is buried in the sealing resin 32 so that a hook 40 formed on the tip of the fixing member 34 extends above the upper side of the semiconductor chip 36. A spreader 10 dissipates heat emitted from the semiconductor chip 36. A guiding slot 12 is formed on the side facing to the package substrate 30 of the spreader 10. The hooks 40 of the fixing members 34 are inserted into the guiding slots 12 respectively, and then the spreader 10 is rotated by predetermined angle against the package substrate 30. Then, the hooks 40 travel along the slots 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Yazawa
  • Patent number: 7684198
    Abstract: A stacked heat-transfer interface structure for dissipating heat from a circuit board is disclosed to include a heat plate affixed to the circuit board, and relatively thinner first heat transfer devices and relatively thicker second heat transfer devices respectively attached to first and second heat generating electronic devices of the circuit board that have different heights for transferring heat from the first and second heat generating electronic devices of the circuit board to the heat plate for dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Adlink Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Chih-Liang Fang
  • Patent number: 7683469
    Abstract: A package-on-package system includes: providing a base substrate; mounting an integrated circuit on the base substrate; positioning a stacking interposer over the integrated circuit; and forming a heat spreader base around the integrated circuit by coupling the base substrate and the stacking interposer to the heat spreader base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: JiHoon Oh, KyuWon Lee, Jaehyun Lim, JongVin Park, SinJae Lee
  • Patent number: 7684197
    Abstract: A memory module assembly includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of heat-generating electronic components thereon, first and second heat sinks formed by stamping a metal sheet and attached on opposite sides of the printed circuit board and a clamp clamping the first, second heat sinks and the printed circuit board together. The first and second heat sinks each comprise a plurality of fins extending therefrom and define a plurality of openings between the fins. The fins and openings are alternately arranged on each of the first and second heat sinks along a height direction thereof. The second heat sink includes a pair of positioning tongues extending from opposite side edges thereof. The first heat sink engages with the second heat sink via the positioning tongues of the second heat sink extending in and engaging with the first heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiao-Yan Zhu, Cui-Jun Lu
  • Patent number: 7684196
    Abstract: An apparatus for enhancing the cooling of a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) includes a planar body having opposing surfaces, a top edge, a bottom edge, and opposing ends. An engagement flange is connected to the bottom edge of the body. A first clip leg is connected to the engagement flange. The first clip leg includes a tab arranged to engage one mounting latch recess of the DIMM. A second clip leg connected to the engagement flange. The second clip leg includes a tab arranged to engage the other mounting latch recess of the DIMM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Alan Eckberg, Maurice Francis Holahan
  • Patent number: 7679145
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate having metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) devices, such as an integrated circuit die, is mechanically coupled to a stress structure to apply a stress that improves the performance of at least a portion of the MOS devices on the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jun He, Zhiyong Ma, Jose A. Maiz, Mark Bohr, Martin D. Giles, Guanghai Xu
  • Patent number: 7679919
    Abstract: A heat sink and an electronic apparatus using the same are disclosed. The heat sink comprises a fin structure and a fastening assembly; the fastening assembly comprises an adjustable positioning member, an elastic member, and a hooking member, the elastic member being disposed between the hooking member and the fin structure such that the adjustable positioning member combines the hooking member, the elastic member, and the fin structure; wherein the hooking member may secure the heat sink onto an electronic component, and the adjustable positioning member may be used to adjust the tightness between the heat sink and the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Chia-Ming Lee
  • Patent number: 7675164
    Abstract: A heat sink apparatus having a plurality of chips attached to a first surface of a flexible carrier and a plurality of heat sink fins. One or more additional chips may be attached to a second surface of the flexible carrier. The flexible carrier has at least one complementary fold, the complementary fold having a counterclockwise fold and a clockwise fold as seen from the side. A first chip back surface of a first chip and a second chip back surface of a second chip are in thermal contact with a particular heat sink fin, that is, sharing the same heat sink fin. Thermal contact between the chips and heat sink fins is effected by force, by thermally conducting adhesive, by thermal grease, or by a combination of force and/or thermally conducting adhesive and/or thermal grease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Keith Bartley, Darryl John Becker, Paul Eric Dahlen, Philip Raymond Germann, Andrew Benson Maki, Mark Owen Maxson
  • Patent number: RE41559
    Abstract: A chip scale package has a semiconductor MOSFET die which has a top electrode surface covered with a layer of a photosensitive liquid epoxy which is photolithographically patterned to expose portions of the electrode surface and to act as a passivation layer and as a solder mask. A solderable contact layer is then formed over the passivation layer. The individual die are mounted drain side down in a metal clip or can with the drain electrode disposed coplanar with a flange extending from the can bottom. The metal clip or drain clip has a plurality, a parallel spaced fins extending from its outwardly facing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: International Rectifier Corporation
    Inventor: Charles S. Cardwell