Integrated heat exchanger for memory module
US6025992A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit card unit comprising a memory card and attached heat exchanger comprising a thin, flexible, laminated strip of foil clad plastic, or wire mesh, affixed in thermally conductive contact to each card module and extended therefrom to facilitate removal of heat from the modules. In some embodiments, the exchanger strip extends from the modules on one side of the card to those of the other side in a self supporting, heat exchanger loop spaced over the memory card. In a somewhat more compact embodiment, the strip extends from modules on one card face, along the card itself, to the modules of the other card face. In a still further embodiment, the heat exchanger strip extends from the modules of the card to a heat sink such as the housing of the computer. Additionally, the heat exchanger strips may also function as a carrier for an identifying label printed on, or attached to, the planar surface of the strip.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.