Patent ID: 11869824
Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. An apparatus, comprising:
an integrated circuit device;
a heat dissipation device; and
a thermal interface structure thermally coupling the integrated circuit device and the heat dissipation device, wherein the thermal interface structure comprises a substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, a first liquid metal layer between the integrated circuit device and the first surface, and a second liquid metal layer between the heat dissipation device and the second surface, wherein the first liquid metal layer and the second liquid metal layer are liquid at a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, and wherein the substrate comprises an opening extending from the first surface to the second surface, and wherein at least a portion of at least one of the first liquid metal layer and the second liquid metal layer extends into the opening.