Patent ID: 7190580

Claim:
An apparatus for cooling an electronic device, comprising: a manifold plate comprising a plurality of alternating input and output manifolds that extend in a same direction along the manifold plate, wherein at least one heat exchanger zone is defined between each adjacent input and output manifold, and wherein one or more of the manifolds extends in a zig-zag pattern, wherein each manifold comprises a manifold channel formed in a first surface of the manifold plate, and a plurality of vias that form openings in a second surface of the manifold plate opposite the first surface, which extend through the manifold plate to a plurality of locations along the manifold channel; and a microchannel plate comprising a pattern of microfins that define microchannels formed in a first surface of the microchannel plate, wherein the microchannels extend in a same direction along the microchannel plate, wherein the first surface of the manifold plate is coupled to the first surface of the microchannel plate such that the microchannels are positioned to provide fluid flow between adjacent manifolds.