Patent ID: 7312620
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: G01K,G01R

Abstract:
1. An integrated circuit (IC) socket lid, comprising: a temperature sensor arranged to thermally contact an IC package; a heater or a cooler arranged to directly contact the IC package; a sensor housing containing the temperature sensor and composed of a thermally conductive material to physically contact the IC package and to physically isolate the temperature sensor from the IC package; an insulating material surrounding the sensor housing to thermally isolate the temperature sensor from the heater or a cooler; an electronic controller embedded within the IC socket lid and connected to the temperature sensor and to the heater or cooler, wherein the electronic controller is programmed to control the temperature of the IC package responsive to the temperature sensor; and the sensor housing having a blind bore having an end adjacent to the IC package, in which the temperature sensor is contained.