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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2003
Peter R. Wood, Los Altos, CA (US);
Narc V. Peralta, Union City, CA (US);
Frank S. Madren, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Dileep Sivasankaran, Fremont, CA (US);
Peter R. Wood, Los Altos, CA (US);
Narc V. Peralta, Union City, CA (US);
Frank S. Madren, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Dileep Sivasankaran, Fremont, CA (US);
GarrettCom, Inc, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment disclosed relates to an apparatus for temperature control of an integrated circuit on a circuit board. The apparatus includes a first resistor on the circuit board, a second resistor on the circuit board, and a heat conductive material. The heat conductive material is attached to both the first and second resistors and to a surface of a package containing the integrated circuit. Another embodiment disclosed relates to an apparatus that provides both cooling and heating functionality in order to maintain the operational temperature of the IC within an acceptable range.