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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2003
Mark E. Cohen, Cary, NC (US);
Joseph Anthony Ho-lung, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Vinod Kamath, Raleigh, NC (US);
Leo Harold Webster, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Tin-lup Wong, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Mark E. Cohen, Cary, NC (US);
Joseph Anthony Ho-Lung, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Vinod Kamath, Raleigh, NC (US);
Leo Harold Webster, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Tin-Lup Wong, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A cooling apparatus, method and article of manufacture are disclosed which provide for selectively providing power to an attached heat-dissipating apparatus having a cooling probe in thermal contact with a cooling unit, to remove heat generated by a heat-generating source within the computer to an external environment outside of the computer. Power may be conserved, portable battery life extended, higher-speed processors utilized, and overall dimensional characteristics of a personal computer may be slimmed and reduced by utilizing the apparatus with a personal computer. Heat energy is transferred across a thermal connection interface from the heat-generating source of the personal computer to a collection face of the apparatus, and thereafter collected heat energy is dissipated in relation to the available power of the power source and/or the planned operating speed of the processor.