Apparatus for cooling a semiconductor die
US5923086A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/15312
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for cooling a semiconductor die. In one embodiment, a C4 packaged semiconductor die is thermally coupled to a cooling plate having an opening. The opening of the cooling plate is disposed over a back side surface of the semiconductor die such that direct unobstructed access to the exposed back side surface of the semiconductor die is provided. A conformable thermal conductor, such as indium, is disposed between the semiconductor die and the cooling plate to improve the thermal coupling between the semiconductor and cooling plate. In one embodiment, the semiconductor die is mounted on a circuit board and a cooling block is disposed on the opposite side of the circuit board. The cooling plate is thermally coupled to the cooling block with heat transfer conduits, such as thermal screws, that extend through the circuit board to transfer the heat from the semiconductor die through the cooling plate through the heat transfer conduits to the cooling block located on the opposite side of the circuit board. In one embodiment, coolant is circulated through the cooling block to remove heat from the cooling block.
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