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Cooling structure for electronic components
Assignee: GlobalFoundries Inc
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Filing: 1998-06-17
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Granted: 2000-03-07
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Expires: 2018-06-17
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for cooling electrical components on a substrate during a rework process. A block of a porous, thermally conductive material, saturated with a liquid, is positioned on an electrical component to be cooled. During the rework processing of an adjacent electrical component, the liquid in the porous, thermally conductive block vaporizes, thereby maintaining the temperature of the electrical component below its reflow temperature. A second thermally conductive block, in thermal contact with the porous, thermally conductive block, and the substrate on which the electronic component to be cooled is attached, is positioned between the electronic component to be cooled and the electronic component undergoing rework. A supply of liquid is provided to the porous, thermally conductive block to maintain the temperature of the electronic component to be cooled at a predetermined level for a specified period of time.
Inventors
- 👤 Craig G. Heim
- 👤 Wade Leslie Hooker
- 👤 Ajit Kumar Trivedi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:19
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/3494; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/20; H10W40/22; H10W40/226; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0104; H05K2201/0116; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/10507; H05K2201/10522; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10674; H05K2201/10734; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/01; H05K2203/0195; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0756; H05K2203/0776; H05K2203/08; H05K2203/081; H05K2203/11; H05K2203/1121; H05K2203/17; H05K2203/176; H05K2203/30; H05K2203/304; H05K3/22; H05K3/225; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/0711; H10W72/07152; H10W72/07178; H10W72/072; H10W72/07231; H10W72/07236; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/877; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; H10W90/731; H10W90/736; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49718; Y10T29/49721; Y10T29/4973; Y10T29/49815; Y10T29/49821; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/53174
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A cooling structure for electronic components, comprising: an electrical component to be cooled, positioned on a substrate; a second electrical component positioned on the substrate, the second electrical component having a higher temperature than the electronic component to be cooled; a porous, thermally conductive body positioned on the electronic component to be cooled; a second thermally conductive body, positioned between the electronic component to be cooled and the second electronic component, the second thermally conductive body in direct thermal contact with the substrate and the porous, thermally conductive body; and a quantity of a liquid located in the porous, thermally conductive body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A cooling structure for electronic components, comprising: an electrical component to be cooled, positioned on a substrate; a second electrical component positioned on the substrate, the second electrical component having a higher temperature than the electronic component to be cooled; a porous, thermally conductive body positioned on the electronic component to be cooled; a second thermally conductive body, positioned between the electronic component to be cooled and the second electronic component, the second thermally conductive body in direct thermal contact with the substrate and the porous, thermally conductive body; and a quantity of a liquid located in the porous, thermally conductive body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cooling structure according to claim 1, further including: a mechanism for supplying the liquid to the porous, thermally conductive body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cooling structure according to claim 2, wherein the supplying mechanism is a sponge containing a quantity of the liquid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cooling structure according to claim 2, wherein the supplying mechanism is a well containing a quantity of the liquid and located on the porous, thermally conductive body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The cooling structure according to claim 2, wherein the supplying mechanism is configured to supply a quantity of the liquid sufficient to maintain a temperature of the electrical component to be cooled at a predetermined level for a specified period of time.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cooling structure according to claim 1, wherein the porous, thermally conductive body is formed of a porous metal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cooling structure according to claim 1, wherein the second thermally conductive body is formed of a porous, thermally conductive material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The cooling structure according to claim 1, wherein the porous, thermally conductive body and the second thermally conductive body enclose the electrical component to be cooled.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cooling structure according to claim 1, wherein the second thermally conductive body is configured to draw heat out of the substrate into the porous, thermally conductive body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
A cooling structure for electronic components, comprising: an electrical component to be cooled, positioned on a substrate; a porous, thermally conductive body positioned on the electronic component to be cooled; a second thermally conductive body, positioned between the electronic component to be cooled and an electronic component undergoing rework processing, the second thermally conductive body in direct thermal contact with the substrate and the porous, thermally conductive body; and a quantity of a liquid located in the porous, thermally conductive body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
81 words
A cooling structure for electronic components, comprising: an electrical component to be cooled, positioned on a substrate; a porous, thermally conductive body positioned on the electronic component to be cooled; a second thermally conductive body, positioned between the electronic component to be cooled and an electronic component undergoing rework processing, the second thermally conductive body in direct thermal contact with the substrate and the porous, thermally conductive body; and a quantity of a liquid located in the porous, thermally conductive body.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The cooling structure according to claim 10, wherein an evaporation of the liquid located in the porous, thermally conductive body provides the cooling of the electrical component to be cooled.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cooling structure according to claim 10, further including: a mechanism for supplying the liquid to the porous, thermally conductive body.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cooling structure according to claim 12, wherein the supplying mechanism is a sponge containing a quantity of the liquid.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cooling structure according to claim 12, wherein the supplying mechanism is a well containing a quantity of the liquid and located on the porous, thermally conductive body.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
The cooling structure according to claim 12, wherein the supplying mechanism is configured to supply a quantity of the liquid sufficient to maintain a temperature of the electrical component to be cooled at a predetermined level for a specified period of time.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cooling structure according to claim 10, wherein the porous, thermally conductive body is formed of a porous metal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cooling structure according to claim 10, wherein the second thermally conductive body is configured to draw heat out of the substrate into the porous, thermally conductive body.
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