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Method for making cooling structures for directly cooling an active layer of a semiconductor chip

US5376587A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 1993
Grant dateDec 27, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/02476
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Cooling structure for direct heat transfer between an active layer of a chip in which electric elements are formed and a heat sink are disclosed. The inventive cooling structure consists of a current/voltage supply level, with metal structures and insulation spacers and/or layers, partly covered by an insulation layer and followed by a heat transfer structure. A heat transfer bridge is in thermal connection with the heat transfer structure that provides for heat flux between the inventive cooling structure and the heat sink. The inventive cooling structure of this invention can be used with semiconductor devices and/or with opto-electronic devices.

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