Apparatus including a heat-dissipating apparatus, and method for forming same
First Claim
1. A method for forming a heat-dissipating apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a housing piece with a cavity therein;
dispensing a phase change material into the cavity;
placing a lid piece on the housing piece, the lid piece formed of a conformable material and enclosing the phase change material within the cavity;
sealing the cavity by attaching the lid piece to the housing piece; and
impressing a heat-generating electronic component in a recess of the lid piece such that the heat-generating electronic component is at least partial surrounded by the phase change material and is thermally-coupled to the phase change material by the lid piece.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus (200) that includes a heat-generating component (202) and a heat-dissipating apparatus (120). The heat-generating component (202) is mounted on a substrate (204). The heat-dissipating apparatus (120) includes a housing piece (100) that includes a sealed chamber (102) and a phase change material (106) disposed within the sealed chamber (102). The heat-dissipating apparatus (120) is thermally coupled to the heat-generating component (202) and provides for heat dissipation by an endothermic process of changing phase from solid to liquid, thereby lowering the operating temperature of the heat-generating component (202).
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2 Claims
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1. A method for forming a heat-dissipating apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a housing piece with a cavity therein;
dispensing a phase change material into the cavity;
placing a lid piece on the housing piece, the lid piece formed of a conformable material and enclosing the phase change material within the cavity;
sealing the cavity by attaching the lid piece to the housing piece; and
impressing a heat-generating electronic component in a recess of the lid piece such that the heat-generating electronic component is at least partial surrounded by the phase change material and is thermally-coupled to the phase change material by the lid piece. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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