Patent ID: 8636052

Claim:
An integrated circuit dual-fluid heat exchanger, comprising: a housing; a first fluid in said housing; a second fluid in said housing; said first fluid being immiscible with said second fluid; a heat-introducing base element in contact with said first fluid; a heat-receiving surface on said base element, said heat-receiving surface being configured for interfacial contact with a heat-radiating surface of an integrated circuit device; a heat-removing condenser element in contact with said second fluid or separated therefrom by a gap; said first and second fluids being selected to controllably remove heat from said integrated circuit device by forming heated mass units of said first fluid that migrate through said second fluid to the condenser element, where they are cooled and allowed to return to the base element; and a heat-expulsion portion on said condenser element, said heat-expulsion portion being configured to dissipate heat removed by said condenser element to an exterior environment outside of said heat exchanger; wherein all of said first fluid is selected to remain in a liquid state during operation of said heat exchanger and said second fluid is in contact with said condenser element.