Electronic module including a cooling substrate and related methods
First Claim
1. An electronic module comprising:
- a cooling substrate and an electronic device mounted thereon;
a heat sink adjacent said cooling substrate;
said cooling substrate having an evaporator chamber adjacent said electronic device, at least one condenser chamber adjacent said heat sink, and at least one cooling fluid passageway connecting said evaporator chamber in fluid communication with said at least one condenser chamber;
said cooling substrate comprising projections extending inwardly into said at least one cooling fluid passageway for facilitating cooling fluid flow by capillary action;
an evaporator thermal transfer body connected in thermal communication between said evaporator chamber and said electronic device; and
at least one condenser thermal transfer body connected in thermal communication between said at least one condenser chamber and said heat sink;
said evaporator thermal transfer body and said at least one condenser thermal transfer body each having a higher thermal conductivity than adjacent cooling substrate portions.
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Abstract
An electronic module includes a cooling substrate, an electronic device mounted thereon, and a heat sink adjacent the cooling substrate. More particularly, the cooling substrate may have an evaporator chamber adjacent the electronic device, at least one condenser chamber adjacent the heat sink, and at least one cooling fluid passageway connecting the evaporator chamber in fluid communication with the at least one condenser chamber. Furthermore, an evaporator thermal transfer body may be connected in thermal communication between the evaporator chamber and the electronic device. Additionally, at least one condenser thermal transfer body may be connected in thermal communication between the at least one condenser chamber and the heat sink. The evaporator thermal transfer body and the at least one condenser thermal transfer body preferably each have a higher thermal conductivity than adjacent cooling substrate portions.
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47 Claims
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1. An electronic module comprising:
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a cooling substrate and an electronic device mounted thereon;
a heat sink adjacent said cooling substrate;
said cooling substrate having an evaporator chamber adjacent said electronic device, at least one condenser chamber adjacent said heat sink, and at least one cooling fluid passageway connecting said evaporator chamber in fluid communication with said at least one condenser chamber;
said cooling substrate comprising projections extending inwardly into said at least one cooling fluid passageway for facilitating cooling fluid flow by capillary action;
an evaporator thermal transfer body connected in thermal communication between said evaporator chamber and said electronic device; and
at least one condenser thermal transfer body connected in thermal communication between said at least one condenser chamber and said heat sink;
said evaporator thermal transfer body and said at least one condenser thermal transfer body each having a higher thermal conductivity than adjacent cooling substrate portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic module comprising:
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a cooling substrate and an electronic device mounted thereon;
a heat sink adjacent said cooling substrate;
said cooling substrate having an evaporator chamber adjacent said electronic device, at least one condenser chamber adjacent said heat sink, and at least one cooling fluid passageway connecting said evaporator chamber in fluid communication with said at least one condenser chamber; and
an evaporator thermal transfer body connected in thermal communication between said evaporator chamber and said electronic device, said evaporator thermal transfer body comprising a wicking portion comprising a plurality of projections exposed within said evaporator chamber for facilitating cooling fluid flow by capillary action;
said evaporator thermal transfer body having a higher thermal conductivity than adjacent cooling substrate portions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic module comprising:
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a cooling substrate and an electronic device mounted thereon;
a heat sink adjacent said cooling substrate;
said cooling substrate having an evaporator chamber adjacent said electronic device, at least one condenser chamber adjacent said heat sink, and at least one cooling fluid passageway connecting said evaporator chamber in fluid communication with said at least one condenser chamber; and
at least one condenser thermal transfer body connected in thermal communication between said at least one condenser chamber and said heat sink, said at least one condenser thermal transfer body comprising at least one wicking portion exposed within said at least one condenser chamber for facilitating cooling fluid flow by capillary action, said at least one wicking portion comprising at least one base and a plurality of projections extending outwardly therefrom;
said at least one condenser thermal transfer body having a higher thermal conductivity than adjacent cooling substrate portions. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An electronic module comprising:
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a cooling substrate and an electronic device mounted thereon;
a heat sink adjacent said cooling substrate;
said cooling substrate having an evaporator chamber adjacent said electronic device, at least one condenser chamber adjacent said heat sink, and at least one cooling fluid passageway connecting said evaporator chamber in fluid communication with said at least one condenser chamber, said cooling substrate comprising projections extending inwardly into said at least one cooling fluid passageway for facilitating cooling fluid flow by capillary action; and
an evaporator thermal transfer body connected in thermal communication between said evaporator chamber and said electronic device;
said evaporator thermal transfer body having a thermal conductivity of greater than about 100 Watts per meter-degree Celsius. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. An electronic module comprising:
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a cooling substrate and an electronic device mounted thereon;
a heat sink adjacent said cooling substrate;
said cooling substrate having an evaporator chamber adjacent said electronic device, at least one condenser chamber adjacent said heat sink, and at least one cooling fluid passageway connecting said evaporator chamber in fluid communication with said at least one condenser chamber, said cooling substrate comprising projections extending inwardly into said at least one cooling fluid passageway for facilitating cooling fluid flow by capillary action; and
at least one condenser thermal transfer body connected in thermal communication between said at least one condenser chamber and said heat sink;
said at least one condenser thermal transfer body having a thermal conductivity of greater than about 100 Watts per meter-degree Celsius. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method for making an electronic module comprising:
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forming a cooling substrate having an evaporator chamber, at least one condenser chamber, and at least one cooling fluid passageway connecting the evaporator chamber in fluid communication with the at least one condenser chamber;
mounting an electronic device on the cooling substrate adjacent the electronic device;
connecting an evaporator thermal transfer body in thermal communication between the evaporator chamber and the electronic device, the evaporator thermal transfer body having a higher thermal conductivity than adjacent cooling substrate portions, the evaporator thermal transfer body comprising a wicking portion comprising a plurality of projections exposed within the evaporator chamber for facilitating cooling fluid flow by capillary action; and
connecting a heat sink to the cooling substrate adjacent the at least one condenser chamber. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for making an electronic module comprising:
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forming a cooling substrate having an evaporator chamber, at least one condenser chamber, and at least one cooling fluid passageway connecting the evaporator chamber in fluid communication with the at least one condenser chamber;
mounting an electronic device on the cooling substrate adjacent the evaporator chamber;
connecting at least one condenser thermal transfer body in thermal communication between the at least one condenser chamber, the at least one condenser thermal transfer body having a higher thermal conductivity than adjacent cooling substrate portions and comprising at least one wicking portion exposed within the at least one condenser chamber for facilitating cooling fluid flow by capillary action, the at least one wicking portion comprising at least one base and a plurality of projections extending outwardly therefrom; and
connecting a heat sink to the cooling substrate adjacent the at least one condenser chamber. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 47)
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42. An electronic module comprising:
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a cooling substrate and an electronic device mounted thereon;
a heat sink adjacent said cooling substrate;
said cooling substrate having an evaporator chamber adjacent said electronic device, a plurality of spaced apart condenser chambers adjacent said heat sink, and respective cooling fluid passageways connecting said evaporator chamber in fluid communication with said spaced apart condenser chambers;
an evaporator thermal transfer body connected in thermal communication between said evaporator chamber and said electronic device; and
a respective condenser thermal transfer body connected in thermal communication between each condenser chamber and said heat sink;
said evaporator thermal transfer body and said condenser thermal transfer bodies each having a higher thermal conductivity than adjacent cooling substrate portions. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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