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20100290188 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STACK - The invention relates to an integrated circuit stack ( | 11-18-2010 |
20110036538 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COOLING A HEAT GENERATING COMPONENT - The invention relates to a cooling arrangement comprising a heat spreader ( | 02-17-2011 |
20120105144 | Optimized Semiconductor Packaging in a Three-Dimensional Stack - A mechanism is provided for optimizing semiconductor packing in a three-dimensional (3D) very-large-scale integration (VLSI) device. The 3D VLSI device comprises a processor layer coupled, via a first set of coupling devices, to at least one signaling and input/output (I/O) layer. The 3D VLSI device further comprises a power delivery layer coupled, via a second set of coupling devices, to the processor layer. In the 3D VLSI device the power delivery layer is dedicated to only delivering power and does not provide data communication signals to the elements of the three-dimensional VLSI device, and the at least one signaling and input/output (I/O) layer is dedicated to only transmitting the data communication signals to and receiving the data communications signals from the processor layer and does not provide power to the elements of the processor layer. | 05-03-2012 |
20120105145 | Thermal Power Plane for Integrated Circuits - A mechanism is provided for a thermal power plane that delivers power and constitutes minimal thermal resistance. The mechanism comprises a processor layer coupled, via a first set of coupling devices, to a signaling and input/output (I/O) layer and a power delivery layer coupled, via a second set of coupling devices, to the processor layer. In the mechanism, the power delivery layer is dedicated to only delivering power and does not provide data communication signals to the elements of the mechanism. In the mechanism, the power delivery layer comprises a plurality of conductors, a plurality of insulating materials, one or more ground planes, and a plurality of through laminate vias. In the mechanism, the signaling and input/output (I/O) layer is dedicated to only transmitting the data communication signals to and receiving the data communications signals from the processor layer and does not provide power to the elements of the processor layer. | 05-03-2012 |
20120106074 | Heat Sink Integrated Power Delivery and Distribution for Integrated Circuits - A mechanism is provided for integrated power delivery and distribution via a heat sink. The mechanism comprises a processor layer coupled to a signaling and input/output (I/O) layer via a first set of coupling devices and a heat sink coupled to the processor layer via a second set of coupling devices. In the mechanism, the heat sink comprises a plurality of grooves on one face, where each groove provides either a path for power or a path for ground to be delivered to the processor layer. In the mechanism, the heat sink is dedicated to only delivering power and does not provide data communication signals to the elements of the mechanism and the signaling and I/O layer is dedicated to only transmitting the data communication signals to and receiving the data communications signals from the processor layer and does not provide power to the elements of the processor layer. | 05-03-2012 |
20120290999 | Optimized Semiconductor Packaging in a Three-Dimensional Stack - A mechanism is provided for optimizing semiconductor packing in a three-dimensional (3D) very-large-scale integration (VLSI) device. The 3D VLSI device comprises a processor layer coupled, via a first set of coupling devices, to at least one signaling and input/output (I/O) layer. The 3D VLSI device further comprises a power delivery layer coupled, via a second set of coupling devices, to the processor layer. In the 3D VLSI device the power delivery layer is dedicated to only delivering power and does not provide data communication signals to the elements of the three-dimensional VLSI device, and the at least one signaling and input/output (I/O) layer is dedicated to only transmitting the data communication signals to and receiving the data communications signals from the processor layer and does not provide power to the elements of the processor layer. | 11-15-2012 |
20120331433 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STACK - The invention relates to an integrated circuit stack ( | 12-27-2012 |
20140095121 | TRANSFERRING HEAT THROUGH AN OPTICAL LAYER OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY - A method in a computer-aided design system for generating a functional design model of an integrated circuitry structure including generating a functional representation of at least first and second regions of the integrated circuitry structure, generating a functional representation of an optical layer comprising optical waveguides, and generating a functional representation of a heat-conductive material for transferring heat from at least the second region through the optical layer to a heat sink. | 04-03-2014 |
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20140293533 | Cooling Electronic Components and Supplying Power to the Electronic Components - A mechanism is provided for cooling electronic components of a printed circuit board module and for supplying power to the electronic components of the printed circuit board module. The computer module comprises a printed circuit board module, wherein the electronic components are attached to a first side of the printed circuit board module, and a cooling module being attached to a second side of the printed circuit board, being arranged in parallel to the printed circuit board and having a first layer being thermally and electrically conductive. The first layer is arranged such that heat is dissipated from the printed circuit board module and that power from a power source is supplied to the electronic components of the printed circuit board module. | 10-02-2014 |
20140355204 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC CLOCK SIGNAL CONVEYED ALONG COOLING FLUID CONDUIT NETWORK - Electronic circuit device (ECD) and method for conveying clock signal in an ECD. The ECD includes: a cooling fluid conduit network (CFCN) including at least one conduit adapted for conveying an electromagnetic signal, wherein the CFCN is arranged in thermal communication with a first set of one or more components of the ECD and is in signal communication with a second set, and wherein the CFCN is configured to convey both a cooling fluid in the at least one conduit and an electromagnetic signal via the at least one conduit; a clock signal injection unit configured to inject an electromagnetic clock signal (ECS) at an input location of the CFCN; and a clock signal collection unit configured to collect at an output location of the CFCN, an ECS for one or more components of the second set, wherein the ECS is conveyed via a conduit of the CFCN. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355983 | FLUID-COOLED ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE WITH COOLING FLUID CONDUITS HAVING OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MEDIUM - An electronic circuit device, including a combined optical transmission and cooling fluid conduit network. The network includes at least one cooling conduit having an optical transmission medium. The network is configured to convey a cooling fluid via the at least one cooling conduit and to convey an electromagnetic signal via the optical transmission medium. The network is in thermal communication with a first set of one or more components of the electronic circuit device and in signal communication with a second set of one or more components of the electronic circuit device. The first set and second set of components are at least partly overlapping. A method for conveying optical signal in such an electronic circuit device is also provided. | 12-04-2014 |