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Cooling structure for integrated circuits

Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1993-01-22
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Granted: 1995-02-14
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Expires: 2013-01-22
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Abstract

Abstract A cooling structure for integrated circuits including a plurality of integrated circuits, and a wiring substrate for mounting these integrated circuits and forming connections to a power source and signals. A plurality of cylindrical pistons are provided, with each having an open upper portion, a pair of protruding portions on an outside surface of the open upper portion and a spherical lower surface. A housing is provided which has holes in positions corresponding to positions of the respective integrated circuits on the wiring substrate, each hole having an O-ring groove formed in an inner wall thereof for receiving an O-ring and receiving the piston therein. The cooling structure further includes a first cover covering the pistons and the housing and having nozzles for jetting liquid coolant vertically to bottom surfaces of the respective pistons and coolant outlet ports for circulating the liquid coolant which has cooled the interiors of the pistons, and a second cover having coolant passages in the form of grooves for circulating the liquid coolant.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazuhiko Umezawa

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/77; H10W40/774; H10W40/776; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07251; H10W72/20; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/877; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/908

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
A cooling structure for an integrated circuit, comprising: a wiring substrate; an integrated circuit mounted on said wiring substrate; a housing having a hole; a cylindrical piston for absorbing heat from said integrated circuit, said cylindrical piston being received in said hole of said housing, a lower surface of said cylindrical piston being in contact with said integrated circuit, said cylindrical piston having an open upper portion and a cavity for receiving a liquid coolant through said open upper portion; a fixing means provided on an outer side surface of said cylindrical piston for adjusting a height of said cylindrical piston and for fixing said cylindrical piston to said housing by frictional contact with said housing; and a nozzle for spraying said liquid coolant on a bottom surface of said cavity of said cylindrical piston.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 135 words
A cooling structure for an integrated circuit, comprising: a wiring substrate; an integrated circuit mounted on said wiring substrate; a housing having a hole; a cylindrical piston for absorbing heat from said integrated circuit, said cylindrical piston being received in said hole of said housing, a lower surface of said cylindrical piston being in contact with said integrated circuit, said cylindrical piston having an open upper portion and a cavity for receiving a liquid coolant through said open upper portion; a fixing means provided on an outer side surface of said cylindrical piston for adjusting a height of said cylindrical piston and for fixing said cylindrical piston to said housing by frictional contact with said housing; and a nozzle for spraying said liquid coolant on a bottom surface of said cavity of said cylindrical piston.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 67 words
A cooling structure as recited in claim 1, wherein said fixing means comprises: a protruding portion protruding from said outer side surface of said cylindrical piston, said protruding portion having a screw hole and a slit; and a screw driven into said screw hole of said cylindrical piston for expanding said slit of said protruding portion to make frictional contact between said protruding portion and said housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
A cooling structure as recited in claim 1, further comprising: an O-ring provided between said housing and said cylindrical piston.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 47 words
A cooling structure as recited in claim 1, further comprising: a cover member secured to said housing, said cover member having a first coolant passage for supplying said liquid coolant to said nozzle and a second coolant passage for discharging said liquid coolant from said cylindrical piston.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
A cooling structure as recited in claim 1, wherein said cylindrical piston is formed of a material having high heat conductivity and anti-corrosive properties.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
A cooling structure as recited in claim 5, wherein said material is copper.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1998-02-13 1998-08-15 1999-02-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2002-02-13 2002-08-15 2003-02-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2006-02-13 2006-08-15 2007-02-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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