US5548161A
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Semiconductor apparatus capable of cooling a semiconductor element with low radiation efficiency
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1995-06-16
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Granted: 1996-08-20
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Expires: 2015-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A heat sink is attached to a semiconductor element functioning as an exothermic element, which is mounted on a circuit board and has a predetermined allowable power consumption, thereby cooling the semiconductor element. A semiconductor element having a lower allowable power consumption than the semiconductor element having the predetermined power consumption, which is hardly exposed to a cooling air flow cooled via the heat sink, is connected to a heat conductive auxiliary member connected at one end to the heat sink. Thus, the heat radiation efficiency of the semiconductor element having the lower allowable power consumption is enhanced.
Inventors
- 👤 Naohiko Hirano
- 👤 Yasuhiro Yamaji
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:18
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/20; H10W40/22; H10W40/226; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/682; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; H10W72/07551; H10W72/07554; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/533; H10W72/534; H10W72/541; H10W72/547; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W74/00; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/734; H10W90/736; H10W90/751; H10W90/754; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A semiconductor apparatus comprising: a circuit board; at least one first semiconductor element mounted on said circuit board and exposed to a coolant flow; a heat sink, attached in heat transfer contact to said first semiconductor element, for cooling said first semiconductor element by said coolant flow, said heat sink including a plurality of cooling fins to receive said coolant flow, wherein said cooling fins are spaced from a surface of the first semiconductor element; a plurality of second semiconductor elements mounted on said first semiconductor element surface and below said cooling fins; and a plurality of heat conductive auxiliary members formed of an organic material, wherein each of said plurality of heat conductive auxiliary members is formed by injecting said organic material into an entire space formed between a first one of said cooling fins and one of said second semiconductor elements, such that heat is transferred from said plurality of second semiconductor elements by heat conduction through said plurality of heat conductive auxiliary members to said first one of said cooling fins.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A semiconductor apparatus comprising: a circuit board; at least one first semiconductor element mounted on said circuit board and exposed to a coolant flow; a heat sink, attached in heat transfer contact to said first semiconductor element, for cooling said first semiconductor element by said coolant flow, said heat sink including a plurality of cooling fins to receive said coolant flow, wherein said cooling fins are spaced from a surface of the first semiconductor element; a plurality of second semiconductor elements mounted on said first semiconductor element surface and below said cooling fins; and a plurality of heat conductive auxiliary members formed of an organic material, wherein each of said plurality of heat conductive auxiliary members is formed by injecting said organic material into an entire space formed between a first one of said cooling fins and one of said second semiconductor elements, such that heat is transferred from said plurality of second semiconductor elements by heat conduction through said plurality of heat conductive auxiliary members to said first one of said cooling fins.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said organic material is a material selected from the group consisting of an insulative epoxy resin in which silver particles are mixed and an insulative potting resin.
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