Patent · US Expired

Use of adjusted evaporator section area of heat pipe that is sized to match the surface area of an integrated heat spreader used in CPU packages in mobile computers

US7131487B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 2001
Grant dateNov 7, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/15311
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for cooling heat producing devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a heat absorber attached to a first end of a base. Both the base and the heat absorber may be formed of a thermally conductive material, and a width of the heat absorber is greater than a width of the base.

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