Self-balancing thermal control device for integrated circuits
US6128188A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A self-balancing temperature control device for an integrated circuit (IC) includes a heat sink attached to the IC having thermomorphic fins or vanes. When the IC increases its heat output, the fins or vanes warm up and change their shape in a manner that increases the rate at which heat is removed from the IC.
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