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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2007
Bruce Furman, Poughquag, NY (US);
Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Woodstock, NY (US);
Paul A. Lauro, Brewster, NY (US);
Yves Martin, Ossining, NY (US);
Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Da-yuan Shih, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Theodore G. Van Kessel, Dutchess County, NY (US);
Wei Zou, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Bruce Furman, Poughquag, NY (US);
Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Woodstock, NY (US);
Paul A. Lauro, Brewster, NY (US);
Yves Martin, Ossining, NY (US);
Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Da-Yuan Shih, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Theodore G. Van Kessel, Dutchess County, NY (US);
Wei Zou, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Assemblies for dissipating heat from integrated circuits and circuit chips are disclosed. The assemblies include a low melt solder as a thermal interface material (TIM) for the transfer of heat from a chip to a heat sink (HS), wherein the low melt solder has a melting point below the maximum operating temperature of the chip. Methods for making the assemblies are also disclosed.