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Heat sink assembly with thermally-conductive plate for a plurality of integrated circuits on a substrate
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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Filing: 1993-07-06
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Granted: 1995-03-07
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Expires: 2013-07-06
Abstract
Abstract A heat sink assembly for a multichip module. A thermally conductive plate is bonded to integrated circuit chips on a multichip module by indium solder. The plate in turn is thermally coupled to a heat sink such as finned aluminum by thermal paste. The plate is made of a material such as silicon carbide or copper-tungsten alloy having a relatively low coefficient of expansion to minimize mechanical stress resulting from lateral motion of the chips due to thermal expansion. Relatively low-power chips may be thermally coupled to the plate by thermal paste instead of being bonded by solder.
Inventors
- 👤 Chandrakant Patel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:17
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/77; H10W72/00; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/877; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; H10W90/731; H10W90/736
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A heat sink assembly, comprising a multi-chip module having a substrate and a plurality of integrated circuits mounted on a first surface of the substrate: a thermally conductive plate; a first thermal interface between a top surface of the integrated circuits and the thermally conductive plate, operative to conduct heat from the integrated circuits to the thermally conductive plate; a heat sink housing; a second thermal interface between the thermally conductive plate and the heat sink housing, operative to conduct heat from the thermally conductive plate to the heat sink housing; and clamping means for clamping the multi-chip module, the thermally conductive plate and the heat sink housing together, such that the multi-chip module and the thermally conductive plate are enclosed within a cavity formed by the heat sink housing and the clamping means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A heat sink assembly, comprising a multi-chip module having a substrate and a plurality of integrated circuits mounted on a first surface of the substrate: a thermally conductive plate; a first thermal interface between a top surface of the integrated circuits and the thermally conductive plate, operative to conduct heat from the integrated circuits to the thermally conductive plate; a heat sink housing; a second thermal interface between the thermally conductive plate and the heat sink housing, operative to conduct heat from the thermally conductive plate to the heat sink housing; and clamping means for clamping the multi-chip module, the thermally conductive plate and the heat sink housing together, such that the multi-chip module and the thermally conductive plate are enclosed within a cavity formed by the heat sink housing and the clamping means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 1 wherein the first thermal interface comprises indium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 1 wherein the second thermal interface comprises thermal paste.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 1 wherein the thermally conductive plate comprises an alloy of copper and tungsten.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 1 wherein the thermally conductive plate comprises silicon carbide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 1 wherein the thermally conductive plate comprises a plurality of segments.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 1, wherein the integrated circuits include chips having metallized top surfaces and chips not having metallized top surfaces, and wherein the first thermal interface comprises indium solder between the thermally conductive plate and the chips having metallized top surfaces and thermal paste between the thermally conductive plate and the chips not having metallized top surfaces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 1 wherein the clamping means comprises a support plate and a fastener, the fastener couples the support plate to the heat sink housing, the support plate and the heat sink housing defining between themselves the cavity enclosing the multi-chip module and the thermally conductive plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 8 and further comprising a flat flexible cable extending between the support plate and the heat sink housing to establish electrical communications between the multi-chip module and an external circuit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
90 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 1 and further comprising: a second thermally conductive plate; a third thermal interface between an integrated circuit mounted on a second side of the substrate and the second thermally conductive plate, operative to conduct heat from said integrated circuit to the second thermally conductive plate; a second heat sink housing; and a fourth thermal interface between the second thermally conductive plate and the second heat sink housing, operative to conduct heat from the second thermally conductive plate to the second heat sink housing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 10 wherein the clamping means comprises a fastener for fastening the first and second sink housings together, the first and second sink housings defining therebetween a cavity enclosing the multi-chip module and the two thermally conductive plates.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 10 wherein the third thermal interface comprises indium.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 10 wherein the fourth thermal interface comprises thermal paste.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 10 wherein the second thermally conductive plate comprises an alloy of copper and tungsten.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 10 wherein the second thermally conductive plate comprises silicon carbide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 10 wherein the second thermally conductive plate comprises a plurality of segments.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A heat sink assembly as in claim 1 wherein the top surfaces of at least one of the integrated circuits is metallized.
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