Patent · US Active

Thermoelectric coolers combined with phase-change material in integrated circuit packages

US11676883B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
3References
23Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 2019
Grant dateJun 13, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 10, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N10/853
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An Integrated Circuit (IC) assembly, comprising an IC package coupled to a substrate, and a subassembly comprising a thermal interface layer. The thermal interface layer comprises a phase change material (PCM) over the IC package. At least one thermoelectric cooling (TEC) apparatus is thermally coupled to the thermal interface layer.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.