Patent ID: 6542365
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A cooled semiconductor apparatus, comprising:a pair of headers, which are parallel with each other and spaced apart; a plurality of pairs of coolant tube sections, wherein the coolant tube sections have end sections and central sections, and the end sections are joined to the headers, and at least one coolant tube section of each pair is connected to the header through connecting tube portions; and a plurality of semiconductor devices, wherein each semiconductor device is clamped between the coolant tube sections of one of the pairs, wherein the connecting tube portions are readily deformable and are deformed significantly more by a clamping force applied to the at least one tube section than the corresponding central section, wherein the apparatus includes a spring for applying the clamping force to the at least one tube section such that the at least one coolant tube section is urged toward the corresponding semiconductor device, wherein the spring is located between adjacent pairs of coolant tube sections such that the spring widens a space between the adjacent pairs.