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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2004
Applicant:
Alan Tate, Puyallup, WA (US);
Inventor:
Alan Tate, Puyallup, WA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F28F 7/00 (2006.01); F28D 15/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/34 (2006.01); H01B 7/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC) package and a heat sink having a base and a plurality of fins extending from the base. The apparatus further includes a plurality of heat pipes. Each heat pipe has a first end and a second end. The first ends of the heat pipes are thermally coupled to the IC package, and the second ends of the heat pipes are thermally coupled to the base of the heat sink to transfer heat from the IC package to the heat sink.