CONFIGURABLE WICKLESS CAPILLARY-DRIVEN CONSTRAINED VAPOR BUBBLE (CVB) HEAT PIPE STRUCTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20190043782A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-07

    申请号:US15981081

    申请日:2018-05-16

    Abstract: An integrated circuit package may include one or more integrated circuit dies and reconfigurable constrained vapor bubble (CVB) heat pipe structures formed on the integrated circuit dies. The reconfigurable CVB heat pipe structures may be adjusted using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) switches. By turning on a MEMS switch, the corresponding heat pipe structure will exhibit a first heat transfer efficiency. By turning off a MEMS switch, the corresponding heat pipe structure will exhibit a second heat transfer efficiency that is less than the first heat transfer efficiency. The reconfigurable CVB heat pipe structures may be statically programmed and/or dynamically adjusted as hot spot locations within the integrated circuit package migrate over time.

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