Patent ID: 9392731
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G06F,H01L,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A method for cooling heat producing units, comprising: using a device that includes: a first thermal interface material (TIM) layer having a top surface and a bottom surface; a first heat producing unit having a top surface in thermal contact with the bottom surface of a first portion of the first TIM layer to facilitate heat transfer away from the first heat producing unit; a second heat producing unit having a top surface in thermal contact with the bottom surface of a second portion the first TIM layer to facilitate heat transfer away from the second heat producing unit; a first heat sink column having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the first heat sink column in thermal contact with the top surface of the first portion the first TIM layer; a second heat sink column having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the second heat sink column in thermal contact with the top surface of the second portion of the first TIM layer; and a load plate having a bottom surface in thermal contact with the top surface of the first heat sink column and the top surface of the second heat sink column, by: