Intel Corporation

Bruno Clark

Kyle Kippes

A bridge clip with a leaf holds an integrated heat spreader on a die during curing. The leaf may have at least two metal portions with different coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) to exert a changing force on the heat spreader over temperature. The die may be coupled to the heat spreader with a polymer interface material which is cured at an elevated temperature. In embodiments in which the die is located off-center under the heat spreader, the clip may exert an off-center force on the heat spreader when curing at the elevated temperature due to the differing CTEs. In other embodiments, in which the die is located toward the center of the heat spreader, a leaf with two layers having different CTEs may help reduce variable contact geometry, which may be especially helpful in higher force situations.

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Chandler, AZ, United States of America

Bruno Clark