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Unitary slotted heat sink for semiconductor packages

CA 1204523 A · Owner: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Horvath, Joseph L.

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Unitary Slotted Heat Sink, for Semiconduator Packages Abstract, A unitary heat sink for a semiconductor package having a plurality of cooling fin elements, each element having upwardly extending openings that divide the base into a plurality of leg portions, the heat sink having a plurality of flat base portions individually bonded to a surface of the package, each of the leg portions of an individual fin element being integral with different but adjacent flat base portions, in operation the heat sink preventing a build-up of stresses at the bonded interface of the base portions and package due to differential coefficient of expansions of the heat sink and package.

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  • Granted May 13, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 13, 2003.
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FiledMarch 20, 1984
GrantedMay 13, 1986
Term endedMay 13, 2003
Patent numberCA 1204523 A
Classification (IPC)H01L23/34 +2 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedMarch 20, 1984Patent grantedMay 13, 1986Term endedMay 13, 2003

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