Fluidic apparatus and method for cooling a non-uniformly heated power device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for cooling a non-uniformly heated integrated circuit, the integrated circuit having at least one low-power region and at least one high-power region, the apparatus comprising:
- a. at least one inlet for a coolant, the inlet being connected with a high-power region of the integrated circuit;
b. means for transferring the coolant from the high-power region to a low-power region of the integrated circuit; and
c. at least one outlet for the coolant, the outlet being connected to the low-power region of the integrated circuit.
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Abstract
A fluidic apparatus and method for cooling a non-uniformly heated heat source such as an integrated circuit. The apparatus preferentially cools a non-uniformly heated integrated circuit. A coolant is introduced into a high-power region of the integrated circuit through an inlet. The coolant absorbs heat from this region and cools it. Thereafter, the coolant is transferred to the low-power region of the integrated circuit. After the coolant absorbs heat from the low-power region, it is removed from an outlet, which is connected to the low-power region of the integrated circuit.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus for cooling a non-uniformly heated integrated circuit, the integrated circuit having at least one low-power region and at least one high-power region, the apparatus comprising:
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a. at least one inlet for a coolant, the inlet being connected with a high-power region of the integrated circuit;
b. means for transferring the coolant from the high-power region to a low-power region of the integrated circuit; and
c. at least one outlet for the coolant, the outlet being connected to the low-power region of the integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for cooling a non-uniformly heated integrated circuit, the integrated circuit having at least one low-power region and at least one high-power region, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. introducing a coolant in a high-power region of the integrated circuit;
b. transferring the coolant from the high-power region to a low-power region of the integrated circuit; and
c. removing the coolant from the low-power region of the integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for cooling a non-uniformly heated integrated circuit, the integrated circuit having at least one low-power region, at least one moderate power region and at least one high-power region, the apparatus comprising:
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a. at least one inlet for a coolant, the inlet being connected with a high-power region of the integrated circuit;
b. means for transferring the coolant from the high-power region to a moderate power region of the integrated circuit;
c. means for transferring the coolant from the moderate power region to a low-power region of the integrated circuit; and
d. at least one outlet for the coolant, the outlet being connected to the low-power region of the integrated circuit.
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12. A method for cooling a non-uniformly heated integrated circuit, the integrated circuit having at least one low-power region, at least one moderate power region and at least one high-power region, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. introducing a coolant in a high-power region of the integrated circuit;
b. transferring the coolant from the high-power region to a moderate power region of the integrated circuit;
c. transferring the coolant from the moderate power region to a low-power region of the integrated circuit; and
d. removing the coolant from the low-power region of the integrated circuit.
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13. An apparatus for cooling a non-uniformly heated heat source, the heat source having at least one low-power region and at least one high-power region, the apparatus comprising:
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a. at least one inlet for a coolant, the inlet being connected with a high-power region of the heat source;
b. means for transferring the coolant from the high-power region to a low-power region of the heat source; and
c. at least one outlet for the coolant, the outlet being connected to the low-power region of the heat source.
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14. A method for cooling a non-uniformly heated heat source, the heat source having at least one low-power region and at least one high-power region, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. introducing a coolant in a high-power region of the heat source;
b. transferring the coolant from the high-power region to a low-power region of the heat source; and
c. removing the coolant from the low-power region of the heat source.
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