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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2009
Ting-hau Wu, Yilan, TW;
Chun-ren Cheng, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chun-wen Cheng, Zhubei, TW;
Jiou-kang Lee, Zhubei, TW;
Jung-huei Peng, Jhubei, TW;
Shang-ying Tsai, Jhongli, TW;
Te-hsi Lee, Taipei, TW;
Ting-Hau Wu, Yilan, TW;
Chun-Ren Cheng, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chun-Wen Cheng, Zhubei, TW;
Jiou-Kang Lee, Zhubei, TW;
Jung-Huei Peng, Jhubei, TW;
Shang-Ying Tsai, Jhongli, TW;
Te-Hsi Lee, Taipei, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
An integrated circuit, a method of operating the integrated circuit, and a method of fabricating the integrated circuit are disclosed. According to one of the broader forms of the invention, a method and apparatus involve an integrated circuit that includes a heat transfer structure having a chamber that has a fluid disposed therein and that extends between a heat generating portion and a heat absorbing portion. Heat is absorbed into the fluid from the heat generating portion, and the fluid changes from a first phase to a second phase different from the first phase when the heat is absorbed. Heat is released from the fluid to the heat absorbing portion, and the fluid changes from the second phase to the first phase when the heat is released.