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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2002
Charles L. Tilton, Colton, WA (US);
Tahir Cader, Pullman, WA (US);
Benjamin H. Tolman, Moscow, ID (US);
Nathan G. Muoio, Pullman, WA (US);
Charles L. Tilton, Colton, WA (US);
Tahir Cader, Pullman, WA (US);
Benjamin H. Tolman, Moscow, ID (US);
Nathan G. Muoio, Pullman, WA (US);
Isothermal Systems Research, Inc., Clarkston, WA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor burn-in thermal management system for providing an effective thermal management system capable of maintaining a desired semiconductor temperature during a burn-in cycle. The semiconductor burn-in thermal management system includes a reservoir for storing a volume of fluid, a pump fluidly connected to the reservoir, and a plurality of spray units fluidly connected to the pump. The spray units dispense the fluid upon the surface of the semiconductor during burn-in thereby maintaining a relatively constant surface temperature. Each of the spray units preferably includes a stationary first portion with a second portion movably positioned within the first portion in a biased manner. When burning in semiconductors without an integrated heat sink that are deeply recessed within the sockets of a burn-in board, the fluid pressure to the second portion is increased thereby extending the second portion from the first portion thereby reducing the effective distance from the surface of the semiconductor.