For Integrated Circuit Patents (Class 361/718)
  • Patent number: 8295042
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly electrically connecting a CPU and a printed circuit board includes an electrical connector mounted on the printed circuit board, and a heat dissipating device mounted upon the CPU. The heat dissipating device includes a load plate, a heat pipe, and a heat plate. The load plate is mounted upon the CPU under condition that heat generated from the CPU is absorbed by the heat pipe and the heat plate. The load plate is sandwiched between the heat plate and the heat pipe. The load plate has two clips each of which has two cantilever arms extending toward and engaging with the other clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Pi Cheng, Chi-Nan Liao
  • Patent number: 8295049
    Abstract: A power converter design is disclosed with a novel approach to thermal management which enhances the performance and significantly reduces the cost of the converter compared to prior art power converters. The invention minimizes the heating of one power component by another within the power converter and therefore enables the power converter to work at higher power levels. Essentially, the power converter uses a heatsink having a high length to width ratio, a linear array of power components thermally coupled to the heatsink parallel to the long axis of the heatsink and a heat removal system which produces the highest cross sectional thermal flux perpendicular to said long axis. In addition, a number of ancillary thermal management techniques are used to significantly enhance the value of this basic approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Renewable Power Conversion, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Travis West
  • Patent number: 8289712
    Abstract: A thermal flow material-free thermally conductive interface between a mounted integrated circuit device and a heat sink that comprises a mounted integrated circuit device, a heat sink vertically disposed over the device, a vertically compressible thermally conductive member unattachably disposed between the device and the heat sink, and an unattached frame member horizontally enclosing the compressible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maurice F Holahan, Eric Vance Kline, Paul N Krystek, Michael R Rasmussen, Arvind K Sinha, Stephen M Zins
  • Patent number: 8284556
    Abstract: This invention is to provide an electronic substrate device which is capable of reliably and stably transferring heat generated by a heat generating component to a base member serving as a heat dissipater without intermediation of an electronic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitake Nishiuma, Koji Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20120217983
    Abstract: A heat spreader includes a plurality of sensors that indicate that the heat spreader is flat against and in thermal contact with a plurality of chips when the heat spreader is loaded upon a chip stack. One or more nodes within the sensors are connected by electric conductors. The resistances of the conductors may be compared to determine if the nodes within the sensors are relatively flat. Sensor flatness may be indicated to a higher level electronic device such as a visual display. The display may ultimately be viewed by a user to determine whether the heat spreader is flat and in thermal contact with the plurality of chips when the heat spreader is loaded upon the chip stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arvind K. Sinha, Kory W. Weckman
  • Publication number: 20120218718
    Abstract: A heat dissipating system adapted to dissipate heat generated from an electrical package mounted onto a socket connector, comprises a clip defining a downward lower pressing portion; and a heat dissipating device disposed under the clip, being adapted to in contact with a surface of the electrical package and embedded with a number of springs evenly disposed on an upper surface thereof adapted to be pressed by the pressing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: DARRELL LYNN WERTZ
  • Patent number: 8254128
    Abstract: A heat-transfer mechanism which transfers heat of a heat-generating component mounted on a board to a housing includes a heat-transfer plate having a bottom face portion which has contact with the heat-generating component, a first heat-transfer portion which is screwed near one end portion of the housing and a second heat-transfer portion which is screwed near the other end portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Maiko Yasui
  • Patent number: 8248801
    Abstract: Thermoelectric-enhanced, liquid-cooling apparatus and method are provided for facilitating cooling of one or more components of an electronics rack. The apparatus includes a liquid-cooled structure in thermal communication with the component(s) to be cooled, and a liquid-to-air heat exchanger coupled in fluid communication with the liquid-cooled structure via a coolant loop for receiving coolant from and supply coolant to the liquid-cooled structure. A thermoelectric array is disposed with first and second coolant loop portions in thermal contact with first and second sides of the array. The thermoelectric array operates to transfer heat from coolant passing through the first loop portion to coolant passing through the second loop portion, and cools coolant passing through the first loop portion before the coolant passes through the liquid-cooled structure. Coolant passing through the first and second loop portions passes through the liquid-to-air heat exchanger for cooling thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
  • Patent number: 8243451
    Abstract: A cooling member for withdrawing heat from a heat containing device is disclosed. The cooling member can have a housing with a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a plurality of irregular-shaped fins located at least partially therewithin. In addition, a plurality of irregular-shaped and hierarchical branched fluid pathways can be located between the plurality of fins and the housing and/or the plurality of fins can be in physical contact with the heat containing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ercan Mehmet Dede, Brian Joseph Robert, Serdar H. Yonak
  • Patent number: 8237289
    Abstract: A system in package device according to an example of the present invention includes a package substrate, an external terminal which is arranged on one face side or the other face side of the package substrate, a first chip which is arranged on the other face side of the package substrate, a second chip which is arranged on the first chip, and bumps which are arranged between the first chip and the second chip. A signal to be input into the external terminal is input into the first chip via the second chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yukihiro Urakawa
  • Publication number: 20120170223
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display module includes a display panel including a display region and a pad region, a mold frame supporting the display panel and including a recess in a region corresponding to the pad region, and an accommodation guide hole in an edge of the recess, a driving integrated circuit chip disposed between the display panel and the accommodation guide hole, and a cover installed over the recess, a metal member being inserted in the cover. A portion of the metal member contacts the driving integrated circuit chip, and another portion of the metal member is exposed to an outside of the organic electroluminescence display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventor: Soo Yong YOON
  • Patent number: 8207456
    Abstract: Including a storage box for accommodating a printed circuit board having a heat sink, an aluminum plate for closing an opening part of the storage box, and a rubber bush for supporting the printed circuit board from an opposite side of the opening part, the heat sink and the aluminum plate are brought to contact with each other by way of the insulating sheet, so that the heat of the heat sink may be transmitted to the aluminum plate, and released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetomi Tokunaga, Kiwamu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8199505
    Abstract: A jet impingement heat exchanger includes an inlet jet, a target layer, a second layer, a transition channel, and a fluid outlet. The target layer includes an impingement region and a plurality of target layer microchannels that radially extend from the impingement region. The jet of coolant fluid impinges the target layer at the impingement region and flows through the radially-extending target layer microchannels toward a perimeter of the target layer. The second layer includes a plurality of radially-extending second layer microchannels. The transition channel is positioned between the target layer and the second layer to fluidly couple the second layer to the target layer. The coolant fluid flows through the transition channel and the plurality of radially-extending second layer microchannels. The fluid outlet fluidly is coupled to the second layer. Jet impingement exchangers may be incorporated into a power electronics module having a power electronics device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Norh America, Inc.
    Inventor: Ercan Mehmet Dede
  • Patent number: 8189335
    Abstract: Heat transport assemblies are provided with a first part plastic part and a second part. The heat transport assemblies have a first surface area on the first part in heat conductive contact with a second surface area on the second part, wherein the first surface area and the second surface area consist of a surface material having a heat conductivity of at least 50 W/m·K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Robert H. C. Janssen, Jacob Koenen, Franciscus Van Vehmendahl
  • Patent number: 8179678
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic component module which has high reliability and is capable of suppressing reduction in handling performance of a mounting machine. An electronic component module includes a plurality of electronic components mounted on a top surface of a module substrate, a planar top plate covering the electronic components, and a top plate holding member for holding the top plate. The plurality of electronic components include a quartz resonator, and a RF-IC which has a height smaller than that of the quartz resonator and is disposed on the top surface of the module substrate so as to be side by side with the quartz resonator. In addition, the top plate is fixed to the quartz resonator, and the top plate holding member for holding the top plate is disposed between the RF-IC and the top plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Yamashita, Yoshihisa Amano, Akiteru Deguchi, Masahiko Kushino, Masahiro Murakami
  • Patent number: 8169781
    Abstract: A power supply includes a casing, a printed circuit board (PCB) and a heat dissipation module. The PCB is disposed in the casing and has a heat-generating element. The casing has a top cover. The heat dissipation module includes a heatsink and a heat dissipation plate. The heatsink is disposed at the PCB and contacts the heat-generating elements. The heatsink has a surface facing the top cover. The heat dissipation plate is disposed between the heatsink and the top cover and contacts the surface of the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignees: FSP Technology Inc., 3Y Power Technology (Taiwan), Inc.
    Inventor: Shao-Feng Lu
  • Patent number: 8153903
    Abstract: In a circuit board disposed in parallel to a fixing plane, a guard spacer (abutting member) is disposed on a multi-layer printed circuit board on the side of the fixing plane to suppress deformation of the multi-layer printed circuit board to prevent short circuit if an impact is applied to the circuit board. The guard spacer may be a dummy electronic component or a plate member. An image display using the circuit board is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Kanouda, Ryuji Kurihara, Fusao Sakuramori, Takeshi Mochizuki, Yoshihiko Sugawara, Masami Joraku
  • Patent number: 8144458
    Abstract: An electronic module includes an enclosure having a front face and a rear face. An electronic circuit board is positioned in the enclosure and a processor is mounted to the electronic circuit board. A data storage device is positioned in the enclosure such that the processor is positioned between the data storage device and the electronic circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Wade D. Vinson, John P. Franz, Arthur K. Farnsworth, David W. Sherrod
  • Publication number: 20120069525
    Abstract: An assembled structure includes an electronic component, a heat-dissipating device and a stepped isolation member. The electronic component has a first perforation. The heat-dissipating device has a second perforation corresponding to the first perforation of the electronic component. The stepped isolation member includes a first segment, a second segment and a third segment. The outer diameter of the first segment is smaller than the outer diameter of the second segment, and the outer diameter of the second segment is smaller than the outer diameter of the third segment. The first segment is partially accommodated within the first perforation of the electronic component, the second segment is arranged between the first segment and the third segment and engaged with the second perforation of the heat-dissipating device, and the third segment is contacted with the heat-dissipating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Ming-Tang Yang
  • Publication number: 20120069522
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a circuit board and a thermal module mounted thereon. The circuit board has a heat-generating chip and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) source mounted thereon. The thermal module includes a shielding cover and a heat conducting member. The shielding cover is heat-conductive and electrically-conductive material, and defines a cavity therein. The shielding cover encloses the EMI source in the cavity for EMI shielding. The heat conducting member has one end thermally connecting with the shielding cover and another end thermally connecting with the heat-generating chip for transferring heat from the heat-generating chip to the shielding cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JUI-WEN HUNG
  • Publication number: 20120063096
    Abstract: To reduce the thermal stresses that may be caused by a difference in thermal expansion coefficients between a molded casing and an active side of a semiconductor device embedded in the molded casing, and thus reduce the number of corresponding failures caused by the thermal stresses, the active side of the semiconductor device is arranged face-down, towards a substrate supporting the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a through via that electrically connects the active side of the semiconductor device to a passive side of the semiconductor device. A wire bond electrically connects the passive side of the semiconductor device to the substrate. To increase the dissipation of heat generated in the semiconductor device, a thermally conductive slug may be disposed in the substrate, and the active side of the semiconductor device may be attached to the thermally conductive slug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew V. Kearney, Peng Su
  • Patent number: 8134837
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module system includes a power semiconductor module, a heat sink and at least one fastener. The power semiconductor module includes a bottom side with a first thermal contact surface and the heat sink includes a top side with a second thermal contact surface. The power semiconductor module is conjoined with the heat sink by means of the at least one fastener. The power semiconductor module includes a number N1?1 of first positioning elements and the heat sink a number N2?1 of second positioning elements. Each of the first positioning elements corresponds to one of the second positioning elements and forms a pair therewith. The power semiconductor module and the heat sink are alignable relative to one another so that the two positioning elements of each of the pairs are interfitted when the power semiconductor module is mounted on the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Inventors: Olaf Hohlfeld, Peter Kanschat, Thilo Stolze
  • Patent number: 8130498
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling body of at least one electrical component. According to the invention, a first cooling body section is designed as a spring and a contact surface is provided on the first cooling body section, between the cooling body and the at least one component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Jan Breitenbach, Andreas Kynast, Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20120044650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display apparatus, which comprises: a display panel; a front filter which is arranged on the front side of a display module, wherein the display panel and the front filter are spaced from each other at an interval of 3 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Hyojun Kim, Daesung Oh, Sang Min Oh, Jinhwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20120033384
    Abstract: A cooling device and method for dissipating heat from a heat-generating component to a surface or object with high heat capacity, thereby reducing the formation of localized temperature buildup, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cooling device includes a highly conductive and flexible graphite sheet wrapped around a core of flexible material like an elastomer or foam. The pillow thus formed is thereafter placed between the heat-generating component and heat spreading metal surface, such that the two flat wide surfaces of the pillow contact the flat surfaces of those two objects. Due to the high thermal conductivity of the graphite sheet along its surface, the heat transferred from the heat generating component travels along the sheet, curving around the foam sheet and traveling to the opposite side, which is in contact with the heat sinking surface, thus conducting the heat away from the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventor: Unnikrishnan G. PILLAI
  • Patent number: 8111515
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transferring heat from stacked microfeature devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a microfeature device assembly comprises a support member having terminals and a first microelectronic die having first external contacts carried by the support member. The first external contacts are operatively coupled to the terminals on the support member. The assembly also includes a second microelectronic die having integrated circuitry and second external contacts electrically coupled to the first external contacts. The first die is between the support member and the second die. The assembly can further include a heat transfer unit between the first die and the second die. The heat transfer unit includes a first heat transfer portion, a second heat transfer portion, and a gap between the first and second heat transfer portions such that the first external contacts and the second external contacts are aligned with the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Salman Akram, David R. Hembree
  • Publication number: 20120020027
    Abstract: A tiered integrated circuit (IC) assembly includes stacks of a limited number of ICs coupled to each other and arranged in a first direction across a base tier and a second tier. The base tier includes ICs and a data bridge. Each of the ICs includes a respective array of through silicon vias (TSVs) arranged in parallel with the first direction. The data bridge includes submicron metal interconnects (densely spaced electrical conductors) arranged in a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. The second tier is adjacent to the base tier and includes respective high-performance ICs different from the ICs of the base tier. The TSVs provide power and ground paths to the ICs in the second tier. In an example embodiment, the ICs in the second tier support one or more data bridges for connecting adjacent stacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Avago Technologies Enterprise IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Dungan, Peter Mark O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20120014069
    Abstract: A power module includes a first heat sink, first and second power chips, a thermo-conductive insulating layer, a lead frame and a molding compound. The first heat sink has a first area and a second area. The first power chip is disposed in the first area. The thermo-conductive insulating layer is disposed in the second area. The second power chip is disposed on the heat sink through the thermo-conductive insulating layer. The lead frame is electrically connected to at least one of the first and second power chips. The molding compound covers the first and second power chips, the thermo-conductive insulating layer and a portion of the lead frame. The first heat sink is electrically connected to at least one of the first and second power chips. Because the first power chip is not disposed on the first heat sink through the thermo-conductive insulating layer, the cost can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Jian-Hong Zeng, Shou-Yu Hong, Qi-Feng Ye, Yi-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20120008283
    Abstract: A mechanical and thermal assembly adapted to absorb heat from a delicate, heat-producing structure having a planar surface includes a slide plate in thermal contact to said planar surface, and being held in place by a resilient system that permits, but gently resists, movement perpendicular to said planar surface and a thermal mass, suspended over said slide plate, but in thermal contact to said slide plate, so that said delicate, heat-producing structure is not damaged due to force applied from said thermal mass through said slide plate to said structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Tim Faucett, Scott Westfall
  • Patent number: 8094454
    Abstract: An immersion cooling apparatus includes a multi-terminal thermally conductive module that supports and encloses a power semiconductor device and a housing defining a flow-through chamber in which the thermally conductive module is mounted and through which liquid coolant is circulated. The thermally conductive module has first and second oppositely disposed connector headers housing terminal pins or blades electrically coupled to the semiconductor device, and the connector headers protrude through openings in oppositely disposed sidewalls of the housing so that the portion of the thermally conductive module between the connector headers is suspended in the chamber and immersed in the circulating coolant. The thermally conductive module is sealed against the housing sidewalls around the openings, and one of the sidewalls is removable to facilitate installation of the thermally conductive module in the housing or its subsequent removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Lowry
  • Patent number: 8085531
    Abstract: An anisotropic thermal conductive element that can conduct heat from a thermal source with high efficiency in the thickness direction which maintaining strength and a method of making the element. To achieve the above, an anisotropic thermal conductive element that can conduct heat from a heat source, a structure with a stack of graphite sheets having a contact surface across the thickness direction of the graphite sheets, and the stack of graphite sheets has the surroundings thereof coated to form a support parts. The coating process covers the structure of stacked graphite with a support part. A cutting process can be performed by cutting along the surface in the stacking direction after the coating process. After the cutting process, a surface treatment process can make a surface treatment to a section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Specialty Minerals (Michigan) Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Lemak, Robert J. Moskaitis, David Pickrell
  • Publication number: 20110310566
    Abstract: A thermal flow material-free thermally conductive interface between a mounted integrated circuit device and a heat sink that comprises a mounted integrated circuit device, a heat sink vertically disposed over the device, a vertically compressible thermally conductive member unattachably disposed between the device and the heat sink, and an unattached frame member horizontally enclosing the compressible member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maurice Francis Holahan, Eric Vance Kline, Paul N. Krystek, Michael Robert Rasmussen, Arvind Kumar Sinha, Stephen M. Zins
  • Patent number: 8077466
    Abstract: A heat sink 109 is configured by a plate component having a combined structure composed of a recess and a projection formed thereon, wherein the recess is formed by allowing a part of the plate component to be set back from the surface level of the residual region, and the projection is formed on one surface of the plate component with the progress of formation of the recess, so as to be built up above the level of the residual region of the one surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Harumi Mizunashi
  • Patent number: 8072072
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method for an integrated circuit and a corresponding integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a plurality of first devices, each first device including a charge storage layer and a control electrode comprising a plurality of layers; and a plurality of second devices coupled to at least one of the plurality of first devices, each second device including a control electrode comprising at least one layer different from said plurality of layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Qimonda AG
    Inventor: Lars Bach
  • Patent number: 8068343
    Abstract: A semiconductor module is provided, which is capable of suppressing the deterioration of reliability and improving heat radiation. The semiconductor module includes: a semiconductor substrate in which electrodes of a circuit element are formed on its surface; a re-wiring pattern connected to the electrodes to ensure large pitch of the electrodes; an electrode integrally formed with the re-wiring pattern; an insulating layer formed on a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate; a radiator formed on the insulating layer; and projections integrally formed with the radiator and penetrating the insulating layer to connect to the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Nagamatsu, Ryosuke Usui, Yasunori Inoue
  • Patent number: 8063298
    Abstract: A method of forming a thermoelectric device may include providing a substrate having a surface, and thermally coupling a thermoelectric p-n couple to a first portion of the surface of a substrate. Moreover, the thermoelectric p-n couple may include a p-type thermoelectric element and an n-type thermoelectric element. In addition, a thermally conductive field layer may be formed on a second portion of the surface of the substrate adjacent the first portion of the surface of the substrate. Related structures are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nextreme Thermal Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Koester, Randall G. Alley
  • Patent number: 8058719
    Abstract: A microelectronic device including a microelectronic circuit and at least one planar flexible lead. These planar flexible leads are adapted to bend and flex during mechanical stress allow direct mounting of the device to a member, and withstand extreme thermal cycling, such as ?197° C. to +150° C. such as encountered in space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Inventor: Tracy Autry
  • Publication number: 20110242766
    Abstract: A power supply includes a casing, a printed circuit board (PCB) and a heat dissipation module. The PCB is disposed in the casing and has a heat-generating element. The casing has a top cover. The heat dissipation module includes a heatsink and a heat dissipation plate. The heatsink is disposed at the PCB and contacts the heat-generating elements. The heatsink has a surface facing the top cover. The heat dissipation plate is disposed between the heatsink and the top cover and contacts the surface of the heatsink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicants: FSP TECHNOLOGY INC., 3Y POWER TECHNOLOGY (TAIWAN), INC.
    Inventor: Shao-Feng Lu
  • Publication number: 20110228484
    Abstract: Thermal management features are described for use with electrical components. In some examples, an assembly includes a printed board that includes a thermally conductive thermal attach pad thermally connected to a heat sink, an electrically conductive attach pad that is separate from the thermally conductive attach pad, and an electrically conductive trace electrically connected to the electrically conductive attach pad. An electrical component can be electrically connected to the electrically conductive attach pad and the electrically conductive trace of the printed board. A thermal interface material is disposed adjacent at least a portion of a side surface of the electrical component and in contact with the thermally conductive attach pad. In this manner, the assembly may provide a thermally conductive pathway from an electrical component to the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Honeywell Intenational Inc.
    Inventors: Lance L. Sundstrom, Rainer Blomberg, Michael J. Gillespie
  • Patent number: 8018720
    Abstract: Vapor condensers and cooling apparatuses are provided which facilitate vapor condensation cooling of a coolant employed in cooling an electronic device. The vapor condenser includes a thermally conductive base structure with a plurality of condenser fins extending from the base structure. The condenser fins have a proximal end coupled to the base structure and a remote end remote from the base structure. At least one exposed cavity is provided within each condenser fin extending from the remote end towards the proximal end. The exposed cavities are sized to provide greater condenser fin surface area for facilitating vapor condensate formation, and thereby facilitate cooling of an electronic device using a two-phase coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
  • Patent number: 8018042
    Abstract: A microelectronic device including a microelectronic circuit and at least one planar flexible lead. These planar flexible leads are adapted to bend and flex during mechanical stress, allowing direct mounting of the device to a member and able withstand extreme thermal cycling between ?20° C. to +80° C. encountered in terrestrial applications. Advantageously, the microelectronic device is adapted to be both weldable and solderable. The invention may comprise a solar cell diode, which is flexible and so thin that it can be affixed directly to the solar panel proximate the solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Microsemi Corporation
    Inventor: Tracy Autry
  • Patent number: 8014152
    Abstract: This invention is to provide an electronic substrate device which is capable of reliably and stably transferring heat generated by a heat generating component to a base member serving as a heat dissipater without intermediation of an electronic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitake Nishiuma, Koji Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20110211314
    Abstract: A high-density integrated circuit module structure comprises a substrate and a heat sink at least wherein the substrates form a reversely-staggered contacting stack structure by electrically contacting heat sinks and heat conductors on the heat sink have a non-flat structure at least to realize the present invention which extends the product's functions within an electronic product's restricted height and has a better vibration resistance capability, heat dissipation effect, and no steps involving junctions between solder balls and a carrier in an assembling procedure to simply an assembling procedure with improved functions, increased capacity, and reduced manufacturing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: WALTON ADVANCED ENGINEEING INC.
    Inventor: Yu Hong-Chi
  • Patent number: 8009418
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a heating device, a heat radiation module, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature at a first position on a printed circuit board, a second temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature at a second position on the printed circuit board, which is farther from the heating device than the first position, a temperature difference detection module configured to detect a temperature difference which is obtained by subtracting the temperature at the second position from the temperature at the first position, and a performance determination module configured to execute a monitoring process of monitoring the temperature difference between the temperature at the first position and the temperature at the second position, and to determine whether a performance of the heat radiation module has lowered or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Daisuke Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 7997087
    Abstract: A structure, system and method for controlling a temperature of a heat generating device in a solid medium, wherein heat is extracted from the medium into at least one heat extraction device, the heat extraction device dissipates heat into an environment apart from the medium by a heat sink thermally coupled to the heat extraction device; and heat from the medium is dissipated into the heat sink by a first thermal interface material thermally coupling the heat sink to the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventors: Rama Venkatasubramanian, Randall G. Alley, Pratima Addepalli, Anil J. Reddy, Edward P. Siivola, Brooks C. O'Quinn, Kip D. Coonley, John Posthill, Thomas Colpitts
  • Patent number: 7994669
    Abstract: A motor comprises a base, a rotor, a stator, and a circuit board. The base includes a sleeve. The stator includes at least one fastener. The sleeve has an inclined outer surface. The fastener extends to the circuit board and abuts the inclined outer surface to fasten the circuit board. A fan comprises a base, a hub, a shaft, a circuit board. The base has a sleeve. The hub comprises a plurality of blades disposed outwardly thereof. The shaft connects to the sleeve and is disposed in the hub. The stator has at least one fastener. The sleeve has an inclined outer surface. The fastener extends to the circuit board and abuts against the inclined outer surface to fasten the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Kai Lin, Ying-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 7990716
    Abstract: A heat sink structure having an improved heat radiation efficiency is disclosed. The heat sink structure comprises a plate-shaped heat sink having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein through holes along a planar direction of a board are formed between the top surface and the bottom surface of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Koei Nishiura
  • Publication number: 20110157835
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly is provided. The heat sink assembly comprises a heat sink and a clip. The heat sink comprises a heat-dissipating baseboard and a plurality of heat-dissipating plates. The heat-dissipating baseboard is adapted to a heating element. The heat-dissipating plates are formed perpendicularly on the heat-dissipating baseboard and parallel to each other. The clip comprises a central portion, two winding portions and two locking portions. The central portion is placed in a containing space between two of the heat-dissipating plates and is riveted on the heat-dissipating baseboard. The length of the central portion is substantially the same as the length of the heating element. The winding portions are connected to the two ends of the central portion respectively and aren't contacted to the heat-dissipating baseboard. The locking portions are formed substantially perpendicularly on the two winding portions and each has a hook stretching out in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Tien-Chun Feng, Chao-Jung Chen, Wen-Liang Huang
  • Publication number: 20110156568
    Abstract: An assembly of heat dissipating module includes an aluminum substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface with at least one connection portion, a heat sink having a plurality of heat dissipating fin and a contact surface, at least one press mold arranged to the heat sink, and a connection component connecting the press mold to the aluminum substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: SHYH-MING CHEN, Xiang Lin You
  • Patent number: 7961472
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric circuit device in which it is possible to achieve simultaneously the improvement of cooling performance and reduction in operating loss due to line inductance. The above object can be attained by constructing multiple plate-like conductors so that each of these conductors electrically connected to multiple semiconductor chips is also thermally connected to both chip surfaces of each such semiconductor chip to release heat from the chip surfaces of each semiconductor chip, and so that among the above conductors, a DC positive-polarity plate-like conductor and a DC negative-polarity plate-like conductor are opposed to each other at the respective conductor surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Tokuyama, Kinya Nakatsu, Atsushi Kawabata