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US 11,774,190 B2Granted
Pierced thermal interface constructions
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorMark K. Hoffmeyer
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Abstract
Pierced thermal interface constructions including a thermal interface material (TIM) structure comprising: a TIM sheet comprising a plurality of piercings, where each of the plurality of piercings comprises a cavity and displaced material, and where the displaced material from each of the plurality of piercings protrudes away from the TIM sheet.
Claims9
A system comprising:
- a heat-generating electronic component comprising a non-flat surface;
- a heat exchanger positioned on the electronic component along the non-flat surface, wherein a gap exists between the heat exchanger and the electronic component, and wherein the gap is a portion of the non-flat surface of the electronic component that is separated from the heat exchanger by a greater distance than at least one other portion of the non-flat surface;
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- a thermal interface material (TIM) sheet placed between the electronic component and the heat exchanger, the TIM sheet comprising a plurality of piercings positioned in the gap between the heat exchanger and the electronic component, wherein each of the plurality of piercings comprise a cavity and displaced material protruding away from the TIM sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.