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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2004
Matthew J. Schaenzer, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Thomas J. Fitzgerald, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Tim A. Renfro, Mesa, AZ (US);
Manjit Dhindsa, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Vaibhav P. Trivedi, Chandler, AZ (US);
Matthew J. Schaenzer, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Thomas J. Fitzgerald, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Tim A. Renfro, Mesa, AZ (US);
Manjit Dhindsa, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Vaibhav P. Trivedi, Chandler, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The base of a heat sink may be selectively plated with a solder wetting material and soldered to an integral heat spreader also selectively plated with gold. In another embodiment, the solder may be applied in the form of an insert made up of an electrical heating wire sandwiched between indium foil which acts as solder when heated by the intervening wire.