Structure and process for electrical interconnect and thermal management
Garrou, P., Williams, C., & Bower, C. (2011). Structure and process for electrical interconnect and thermal management. (U.S. Patent No. 8035223). http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=8035223
Abstract
A structure and method for thermal management of integrated circuits. The structure for thermal management of integrated circuits includes first and second substrates bonded together, at least one of the first and second substrates including at least one circuit element, an entrance through-hole having a length extending through a thickness of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, an exit through-hole having a length extending through a thickness of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, a bonding element forming a seal between the first and second substrates and forming a space between the first and second substrate, and a coolant channel formed in the space between the first and second substrates such that a fluid entering the entrance through-hole transits the coolant channel and the exit through-hole to provide cooling to the circuit element. The method supplies a fluid through the entrance through-hole, flows the fluid through the coolant channel between the first substrate and second substrates, and removes the fluid from the coolant channel through the exit through-hole.
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