Patent ID: 7400505

Claim:
A method of fabricating a hybrid cooling system for a multi-component electronics system, the method comprising: providing an air moving device for establishing air flow across multiple components of an electronics system, the electronics system including at least one primary heat generating component to be cooled and at least one secondary heat generating component to be cooled; providing a liquid-based cooling subsystem comprising at least one cold plate configured to physically couple to the at least one primary heat generating component to be cooled for liquid-based cooling thereof, the liquid-based cooling subsystem further including at least one thermally conductive coolant-carrying tube in fluid communication with the at least one cold plate for facilitating passage of liquid coolant through the at least one cold plate; and coupling a thermally conductive auxiliary structure to the at least one thermally conductive coolant-carrying tube, the thermally conductive auxiliary structure including a plurality of thermally conductive fins extending from a surface thereof, wherein when the hybrid cooling system is coupled to the multi-component electronics system, the plurality of thermally conductive fins are positioned at least partially over the at least one secondary heat generating component to be cooled and provide cooling of at least a portion of the air flow established across the multiple components of the electronics system to further facilitate cooling thereof.