Patent ID: 7385821

Claim:
A cooling device for removing heat from an integrated circuit, said cooling device comprising: a conduit; a flexible channel to alternate between a compressed position and an extended position and having a first open end and a second closed end, said first open end coupled with said conduit, said open end having an internal width, said flexible channel comprised of a resilient material having spring-like characteristics, said material to provide a spring-like restoring force when compressed, the second closed end comprising a thermally conductive material attached to said flexible channel, said thermally conductive material having a substantially planar surface to interface directly with said integrated circuit when said flexible channel is extended and to detach from said integrated circuit in said compressed position, said flexible channel being conformable with an integrated circuit disposed at an angle relative to the first open end; an interconnect mechanism between said conduit and said flexible channel to allow a fluid introduced within said conduit to move between said conduit and said flexible channel; and a heat sink attached to an interior surface of said closed end in the compressed position and in the extended position to cause heat absorbed by said closed end to be conducted through said conduit and said flexible channel wherein said heat sink comprises a plurality of spaced apart planar fins wherein a portion of said spaced apart planar fins extends into said conduit in said extended position, the planar fins being perpendicular to a flow of the fluid through the conduit.