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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ashok N. Kabadi, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 7/00 ;
Abstract
A heat sink for a microprocessor includes a thermally conductive base having a plurality of fin structures upwardly extending from the thermally conductive base. The plurality of fin structures having a first surface comprising a plurality of surface area enhancer structures to increase a convection surface area of the heat sink for a given volume of a heat sink to enhance heat dissipation from the heat sink.