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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2009
Charles F. Barry, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Reed A. Parker, Saratoga, CA (US);
Tian Shen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Feng F. Pan, San Jose, CA (US);
Meenakshi Subramanian, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Charles F. Barry, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Reed A. Parker, Saratoga, CA (US);
Tian Shen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Feng F. Pan, San Jose, CA (US);
Meenakshi Subramanian, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Brilliant Telecommunications, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a matrix of thermoelectric devices for applying thermal gradients across an electronic component mounted in a PCB substrate within an enclosed housing. A matrix of thermosensitive devices are placed around the perimeter of the electronic component to measure thermal gradients associated with the component. A controller controls the matrix of thermoelectric devices based on the thermal gradients measured by the matrix of thermosensitive devices with a matrix of thermocouple coefficients.