Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermal interface formed by condensate
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Application No.: US16235470Application Date: 2018-12-28
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Publication No.: US11508643B2Publication Date: 2022-11-22
- Inventor: Mark D. Schultz , John Peter Karidis
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- Agent Daniel P. Morris
- Main IPC: G01R31/28
- IPC: G01R31/28 ; H01L23/427

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus of forming a thermal interface with condensate are described. In an example, a device may be disposed in a test environment or a test apparatus. An amount of condensate may be accumulated on a heat sink to coat the heat sink with a layer of condensate. The coated heat sink may be disposed on the device, where the layer of condensate is directed towards the device, and the disposal of the coated heat sink causes the layer of condensate to spread among voids between the heat sink and the device to form a thermal interface that includes the condensate. A test may be executed on the device with the thermal interface comprising the condensate between the coated heat sink and the device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200211924A1 THERMAL INTERFACE FORMED BY CONDENSATE Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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