Patent ID: 8343280

Claim:
A temperature control system, comprising: a first fluid channel coupled to a first thermal region of a processing element in a processing system, and configured to receive a first flow of heat transfer fluid at a first fluid temperature; a second fluid channel coupled to a second thermal region of said processing element in said processing system, and configured to receive a second flow of heat transfer fluid at a second fluid temperature; a heat exchanger unit configured to provide a bulk flow of heat transfer fluid at a bulk fluid temperature, wherein said bulk flow of said heat transfer fluid supplies said first flow of said heat transfer fluid and said second flow of said heat transfer fluid; and a heat transfer unit coupled to said heat exchanger and configured to receive said bulk flow of heat transfer fluid, wherein said heat transfer unit is configured to provide said first flow of heat transfer fluid at said first fluid temperature and provide said second flow of heat transfer fluid at said second fluid temperature by transferring heat between a first heat transfer region through which said first flow passes and a second heat transfer region through which said second flow passes.