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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2010
Bruce K. Furman, Poughquag, NY (US);
Sushumna Iruvanti, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Paul A. Lauro, Brewster, NY (US);
Yves C. Martin, Ossining, NY (US);
Da Yuan Shih, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Theodore G. Van Kessel, Millbrook, NY (US);
Wei Zou, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Bruce K. Furman, Poughquag, NY (US);
Sushumna Iruvanti, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Paul A. Lauro, Brewster, NY (US);
Yves C. Martin, Ossining, NY (US);
Da Yuan Shih, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Theodore G. Van Kessel, Millbrook, NY (US);
Wei Zou, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a patterned metal thermal interface. In one embodiment a system for dissipating heat from a heat-generating device includes a heat sink having a first surface adapted for thermal coupling to a first surface of the heat generating device and a thermal interface having at least one patterned surface, the thermal interface being adapted to thermally couple the first surface of the heat sink to the first surface of the heat generating device. The patterned surface of the thermal interface allows the thermal interface to deform under compression between the heat sink and the heat generating device, leading to better conformity of the thermal interface to the surfaces of the heat sink and the heat generating device.