Patent ID: 8266802
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: F28F,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a plurality of thermally conductive pin fins extending from a surface to be cooled to facilitate transfer of heat therefrom, each pin fin of the plurality of thermally conductive pin fins comprising a stem with a bulb structure adjacent to a distal end thereof; depositing material onto the bulb structures at the distal ends of the plurality of thermally conductive pin fins to form a jet impingement structure integral therewith, wherein the bulb structures at the distal ends of the plurality of thermally conductive pin fins integrally form part of the jet impingement structure; and controlling the depositing of material onto the bulb structures at the distal ends of the plurality of thermally conductive pin fins to form a plurality of jet orifices in the jet impingement structure, wherein the depositing results in the plurality of jet orifices automatically self-aligning between the plurality of thermally conductive pin fins.