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Method for manufacturing a thermal interface material

US7674410B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2005
Grant dateMar 9, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/88
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a thermal interface material comprising the steps of: providing a carbon nanotube array comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes each having two opposite ends; forming a composite phase change material by filling clearances in the carbon nanotube array with a phase change material; forming a section with predetermined thickness by cutting the composite phase change material along a direction cross to an alignment direction of the carbon nanotubes; and heating up the section to a temperature higher than a phase change temperature of the phase change material and cooling down after the two opposite ends of the carbon nanotubes protruding out of the section.

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