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

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one integrated circuit device;
a heat dissipation device; and
a thermal interface structure thermally connecting the at least one integrated circuit device and the heat dissipation device, wherein the thermal interface structure comprises a thermally conductive substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, a first liquid metal layer between the at least one integrated circuit device and the first surface of the thermally conductive substrate, and a second liquid metal layer between the heat dissipation device and the second surface of the thermally conductive substrate, wherein the thermally conductive substrate comprises at least one opening extending from the first surface of the thermally conductive substrate to the second surface of the thermally conductive substrate, 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 at least one opening.