# US 10,504,812 B1 · Heating-cooling module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,504,812 B1 - Document ID: US10504812B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/226,675 - Filed: 2018-12-20 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-10 - Assignees: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jih-Jian You - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10504812B1 ## CPC - H10W 40/10: Arrangements for heating - H05K 7/20463: {Filling compound, e.g. potted resin} - H05K 7/20509: {Multiple-component heat spreaders; Multi-component heat-conducting support plates; Multi-component non-closed heat-conducting structures} - H05K 1/0203: {Cooling of mounted components (H05K1/0272 takes precedence)} - H05K 7/2039: {characterised by the heat transfer by conduction from the heat generating element to a dissipating body (arrangements for increasing/decreasing heat-transfer, e.g. fins details, F28F13/00)} - H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A heating-cooling module is disposed on an electronic component and includes a heat-dissipation element, a first thermal conductive layer, a heater, and a second thermal conductive layer. The heat-dissipation element is arranged over the electronic component. The first thermal conductive layer is arranged between the electronic component and the heat-dissipation element. The heater is arranged over the electronic component, in which the heater and the heat-dissipation element are located above the same side of the electronic component, and the heater and the heat-dissipation element are separated from each other. The second thermal conductive layer is arranged between the electronic component and the heater and is separated from the first thermal conductive layer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A heating-cooling module disposed on an electronic component, the heating-cooling module comprising: a heat-dissipation element arranged over the electronic component; a first thermal conductive layer arranged between the electronic component and the heat-dissipation element; a heater arranged over the electronic component, wherein the heater and the heat-dissipation element are located above the same side of the electronic component, and the heater and the heat-dissipation element are separated from each other; and a second thermal conductive layer arranged between the electronic component and the heater and separated from the first thermal conductive layer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The heating-cooling module of claim 1, wherein the electronic component has a first top surface facing the heat-dissipation element and the heater, and the first and second thermal conductive layers are in contact with the first top surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The heating-cooling module of claim 2, wherein the heat-dissipation element has a second top surface, the heater has a third top surface, the heating-cooling module further comprises a heat isolation layer that is arranged on the heater and is in contact with the third top surface, wherein the heat isolation layer has a fourth top surface, and a distance from the second top surface of the heat-dissipation element to the first top surface of the electronic component is equal to a distance from the fourth top surface of the heat isolation layer to the first top surface of the electronic component. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The heating-cooling module of claim 2, further comprising: a heat isolation layer arranged on the heater, wherein the heat-dissipation element extends upward from the first thermal conductive layer to a position higher than the heat isolation layer and contacts the heat isolation layer, so as to sandwich the second thermal conductive layer, the heater, and the heat isolation layer between the heat-dissipation element and the first top surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The heating-cooling module of claim 2, further comprising: a heat isolation layer arranged on the heater, wherein the heat-dissipation element is plate-shaped and has a bottom surface facing the first thermal conductive layer and the heat isolation layer, and the bottom surface is in contact with the first thermal conductive layer and the heat isolation layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The heating-cooling module of claim 2, further comprising: a heat isolation layer arranged on the heater, wherein the first thermal conductive layer is surrounded by the second thermal conductive layer and the heat isolation layer, the first thermal conductive layer, the second thermal conductive layer, and the heat isolation layer are collectively sandwiched between the heat-dissipation element and the first top surface, and at least one gap is present between the heat-dissipation element and the first top surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The heating-cooling module of claim 1, further comprising: a heat isolation layer arranged on the heater, wherein a ring-shaped structure is formed by the heat isolation layer and the second thermal conductive layer collectively, and the first thermal conductive layer and the heat-dissipation element are located within the ring-shaped structure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The heating-cooling module of claim 7, wherein the ring-shaped structure is separated from the first thermal conductive layer and the heat-dissipation element by at least one gap. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The heating-cooling module of claim 1, further comprising: a heat isolation layer arranged on the heater, wherein a ring-shaped structure is formed by the heat isolation layer and the second thermal conductive layer collectively, and the first thermal conductive layer and the ring-shaped structure are collectively sandwiched between the heat-dissipation element and the electronic component. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The heating-cooling module of claim 1, further comprising: a heat isolation layer arranged over the second thermal conductive layer, so as to sandwich the heater between the heat isolation layer and the second thermal conductive layer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The heating-cooling module of claim 1, wherein the first thermal conductive layer and the second thermal conductive layer are separated from each other by at least one gap, and the at least one gap forms at least one interface with the first thermal conductive layer, the second thermal conductive layer, and the heat-dissipation element. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The heating-cooling module of claim 11, further comprising: a gas-phase isolation material filling the gap. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The heating-cooling module of claim 1, wherein a ring-shaped structure is formed by the first thermal conductive layer and the heat-dissipation element collectively, and the heater and the second thermal conductive layer are located within the ring-shaped structure.