Heat transfer mechanism for integrated circuit package
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorRonald Neil Spaight
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Abstract
Heat is removed from silicon devices in an integrated circuit package by means of a thermal liquid material contained in a film mounted on the underside of a cover enclosing the integrated circuit device. The film is electrically non-conductive and the film with the enclosed thermal liquid material form a formable pillow such that after the chip/substrate are assembled, the cover with the film containing the thermal liquid material is placed over the substrate and sealed thereto in a manner such that the film comes into direct contact with the top of the chips mounted on the substrate. This provides a direct heat transfer from the chip through the film to the thermal liquid material out to the cover, which may be formed as a heat radiator.
Claims7
In an integrated circuit assembly including at least one circuit device mounted on a circuitized substrate with a cover mounted on said substrate to enclose said circuit device, the improvement comprising:
- a formable electrically insulative film enclosing a thermally conductive material between said film and the underside of said cover, said film being secured at its periphery to said cover, whereby said film is brought into direct contact with and conforms generally to the top of said circuit device, thereby providing a direct conductive heat transfer path from the circuit device to the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.