Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for mounting a very large scale integration (VLSI) chip to a computer chassis for cooling

US5978228A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 1996
Grant dateNov 2, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/183
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for mounting a Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) chip such as a microprocessor on the back plane of a computer chassis. In one embodiment, the mounting on the computer chassis is configured to provide a current supply connection for delivering a high level of current to the microprocessor from a current source through the computer chassis. Also provided are an apparatus for mounting a VLSI chip such as a microprocessor on the chassis of a computer system in order to dissipate heat from the VLSI chip to the ambient outside the computer system through the computer chassis. Also provided are an apparatus for signal interconnections among one or several VLSI chips such as microprocessors mounted on the chassis of a computer to provide signal capacity with strong integrity. Also provided are an apparatus for mounting a power supply for a VLSI chip package on the back chassis of a computer.

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