Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat exchanger capable of improving a heat transmission between a chip and a heat sink. SOLUTION: This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for cooling a heat source. In one practical embodiment a heat exchanger 100 is provided. This includes a passage 114 for receiving cooling liquid 112 which is provided with a first front surface 106 and a facing second front surface 104. In the passage 114 there is arranged a mesh plug 110 by which the cooling liquid 112 is mixed so as to generate a turbulent flow in the passage 114. The first front surface 106 of the passage 114 is arranged adjacent to a semiconductor heat source 102. In the one practical embodiment the first front surface 106 includes plastic. In the one practical embodiment the second front surface 104 includes a metal like copper for example. In the one practical embodiment the mesh plug 110 includes a copper mesh covered with nickel. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow access to a cooling system for maintenance, repair, upgrade, or the like. SOLUTION: In one embodiment, a device for dispersing the heat from a heat generating device comprises a base that has a first side surface so constituted as to thermally couple with the heat generating device, a cooling channel of air-base which is coupled with the base for dispersing at least a part of the heat through air, and a cooling channel of fluid-base which is coupled with the base for dispersing at least a part of the heat through a fluid. The cooling channel of air-base and the cooling channel of fluid-base operate simultaneously or independently, to disperse heat from the heat generating device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Electrical contact to the front side of a photovoltaic cell is provided by an array of conductive through-substrate vias, and optionally, an array of conductive blocks located on the front side of the photovoltaic cell. A dielectric liner provides electrical isolation of each conductive through-substrate via from the semiconductor material of the photovoltaic cell. A dielectric layer on the backside of the photovoltaic cell is patterned to cover a contiguous region including all of the conductive through-substrate vias, while exposing a portion of the backside of the photovoltaic cell. A conductive material layer is deposited on the back surface of the photovoltaic cell, and is patterned to form a first conductive wiring structure that electrically connects the conductive through-substrate vias and a second conductive wiring structure that provides electrical connection to the backside of the photovoltaic cell.
Abstract:
A non-contact, step-wise method for automatically positioning a sensing probe (12), having a vibrating cantilever (18) and tip (19), above a target surface (20) utilizing acoustic and Van der Waals interactions respectively during an approach method. The sensing probe is lowered to a substantially optimized tip to target surface distance. The system utilizes the interaction of forces between the vibrating cantilever and target surface to automatically position the sensing probe above the target surface.
Abstract:
A method (and resultant structure) of forming a plurality of masks, includes creating a reference template, using imprint lithography to print at least one reference template alignment mark on all of a plurality of mask blanks for a given chip set, and printing sub-patterns on each of the plurality of mask blanks, and aligning the sub-patterns to the at least one reference template alignment mark.