Patent ID: 9696097
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F28F,H01L

Claim:
1. A multi-substrate thermal management apparatus, comprising: a plurality of plates vertically arranged above one another and spaced apart to enable a substrate to be raised off of or lowered onto an upper surface of each of the plurality of plates; a plurality of channels extending through each of the plurality of plates; a supply manifold including a supply channel coupled to the plurality of plates at first locations; and a return manifold including a return channel coupled to the plurality of plates via a plurality of legs at second locations, wherein the supply and return channels are fluidly coupled to the plurality of channels to flow a heat transfer fluid through the plurality of plates, and wherein the plurality of legs includes a plurality of channels fluidly coupled to the plurality of channels in the plurality of plates, and wherein diameters of the plurality of channels in the plurality of legs decrease from a leg furthest from a fluid source to a leg nearest the fluid source.