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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew T. S. Pomerene, Leesburg, VA (US);
Thomas J. McIntyre, Nokesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/334 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/334 ;
Abstract
An integrated circuit device having a built-in thermoelectric cooling mechanism is disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes a package and a substrate. Contained within the package, the substrate has a front side and a back side. Electric circuits are fabricated on the front side of the substrate, and multiple thermoelectric cooling devices are fabricated on the back side of the same substrate. The thermoelectric cooling devices are utilized to dissipate heat generated by the electric circuits to the package.