Abstract:
Embodiments of an electronic apparatus with a thermal management technique utilizing a silicon heat sink and/or a phase-change material, as well as an assembling method thereof, are described. In one aspect, the electronic apparatus comprises a main unit, a phase-change material and an enclosure enclosing the main unit and the phase-change material. The main unit comprises a substrate and at least one integrated-circuit (IC) chip disposed on the substrate. The phase-change material is in direct contact with each IC chip of the at least one IC chip to absorb and dissipate heat generated by the at least one IC chip.
Abstract:
A silicon-based thermal energy transfer apparatus that aids dissipation of thermal energy from a heat-generating device, such as an edge-emitting laser diode, is provided. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a silicon-based base portion having a first primary surface and a silicon-based support structure. The silicon-based support structure includes a mounting end and a distal end opposite the mounting end with the mounting end received by the base portion such that the support structure extends from the first primary surface of the base portion. The support structure includes a recess defined therein to receive the edge-emitting laser diode. The support structure further includes a slit connecting the distal end and the recess to expose at least a portion of a light-emitting edge of the edge-emitting laser diode when the edge-emitting laser diode is received in the support structure.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a silicon-based heat-dissipation device and an apparatus including a silicon-based heat-dissipation device are described. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a silicon-based heat-dissipation device which includes a base portion and a protrusion portion. The base portion has a first primary side and a second primary side opposite the first primary side. The protrusion portion is on the first primary side of the base portion and protruding therefrom. The protrusion portion includes multiple fins. Each of at least two immediately adjacent fins of the fins of the protrusion portion has a tapered profile in a cross-sectional view with a first width near a distal end of the respective fin being less than a second width at a base of the respective fin near the base portion of the heat-dissipation device.
Abstract:
In one aspect, an apparatus comprises a substrate, a first electrically-driven device disposed on the substrate, a second electrically-driven device disposed on the substrate, and a composite heat sink device. The composite heat sink device comprises a first thermal conduction member, a second thermal conduction member, and a thermal insulation member. The first thermal conduction member is disposed on the first electrically-driven device such that at least a portion of the heat generated by the first electrically-driven device is transferred to the first thermal conduction member by conduction. The second thermal conduction member is disposed on the second electrically-driven device such that at least a portion of the heat generated by the second electrically-driven device is transferred to the second thermal conduction member by conduction. The thermal insulation member is disposed between and thermally decouples the first thermal conduction member and the second thermal conduction member from one another.
Abstract:
An apparatus using a phase-change material for thermal management in portable applications is described. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a phase-change material, a thermal reservoir, and a heat transport element. The thermal reservoir has a cavity therein to contain the phase-change material in the cavity. The heat transport element is made of a thermally conductive material. A first portion of the heat transport element traverses through the thermal reservoir and in contact with the phase-change material. A second portion of the heat transport element extends outside the thermal reservoir. Accordingly, at least part of the thermal energy from an object in contact with the heat transport element can be transported to the phase-change material via the heat transport element and be absorbed by the phase-change material as latent heat. The phase-change material may release at least part of the absorbed thermal energy at a later time.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of an apparatus that simultaneously cools and thermally decouples adjacent electrically-driven devices in close proximity are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus comprises a first non-silicon heat sink and a first silicon-based heat sink disposed on the first non-silicon heat sink. The first silicon-based heat sink is configured to receive a first electrically-driven device on a first portion of the first silicon-based heat sink and to receive a second electrically-driven device on a second portion of the first silicon-based heat sink. The first silicon-based heat sink includes a first groove or a first opening between the first portion and the second portion such that a heat conduction path between the first electrically-driven device and the first non-silicon heat sink through the first silicon-based heat sink is shorter than a heat conduction path between the first electrically-driven device and the second electrically-driven device through the first silicon-based heat sink.
Abstract:
A thermal energy transfer device attached to an object to dissipate thermal energy from the object is provided. The thermal energy transfer device includes a non-metal base plate and a first non-metal fin structure. The base plate has a first primary surface and a second primary surface opposite the first primary surface, and includes at least one groove on the first primary surface. The fin structure has a first primary surface, a second primary surface opposite the first primary surface, and a plurality of edges that are between the first and the second primary surfaces including a first edge. The first fin structure is attached to the base plate with the first edge received in a first groove of the at least one groove of the base plate.
Abstract:
A flip-chip package includes a light source, a silicon base plate, a silicon reflector, and a cover. The light source includes a piece of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) in flip-chip configuration. The silicon base plate includes a piece of silicon with electrical pads to bond the light source, two etched, square, via-holes to provide electrical connection to the bottom of the silicon base plate, and filling port for liquid epoxy. The silicon reflector includes a chemically etched silicon piece to form an angled reflector where the light radiation from the light source reflects on the surface of the angled reflector and a recess forms on the top surface of the silicon reflector. The cover includes a piece of window material that transmits the light radiation of the light source.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a silicon heat-dissipation package for compact electronic devices are described. In one aspect, a device includes first and second silicon cover plates. The first silicon cover plate has a first primary side and a second primary side opposite the first primary side thereof. The second silicon cover plate has a first primary side and a second primary side opposite the first primary side thereof. The first primary side of the second silicon cover plate includes an indentation configured to accommodate an electronic device therein. The first primary side of the second silicon cover plate is configured to mate with the second primary side of the first silicon cover plate when the first silicon cover plate and the second silicon cover plate are joined together with the electronic device sandwiched therebetween.
Abstract:
A thermal management unit includes a heat sink, which includes a base portion having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The heat sink also includes a first protrusion structure and a second protrusion structure. The first protrusion structure protrudes from the first side of the base portion, and the first protrusion structure includes a plurality of fins. The second protrusion structure protrudes from the second side of the base portion, and the second protrusion structure includes a plurality of ribs.