Multilayer back plate with molded ceramic layer

1 . An apparatus, comprising:

a molded ceramic layer of a multilayer cooling assembly back plate, the molded ceramic layer comprising an opening on a side of the molded ceramic layer that is to face a back side of a circuit board, the opening aligned with a location of a back side component on the back side of the circuit board.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the multilayer cooling assembly back plate further comprises any of:

a plastic layer;

a steel layer.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the multilayer cooling assembly back plate further comprises another layer comprising any of:

tungsten;

rhenium;

osmium;

iridium.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the molded ceramic layer comprises any of:

alumina;

silicon carbide;

silicon nitride.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the opening is a depression in the side.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 wherein a floor of the depression provides structural support to a region of the molded ceramic layer where a through hole in the molded ceramic layer exists.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the opening is a through hole.

8 . An apparatus, comprising:

a multilayer back plate of a semiconductor chip cooling assembly, the multilayer back plate comprising a molded ceramic layer, the molded ceramic layer comprising an opening on a side of the molded ceramic layer that is to face a back side of a circuit board, the opening aligned with a location of a back side component on the back side of the circuit board.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the multilayer back plate further comprises any of:

a plastic layer;

a steel layer.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the multilayer back plate further comprises another layer comprising any of:

tungsten;

rhenium;

osmium;

iridium.

11 . The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the molded ceramic layer comprises any of:

alumina;

silicon carbide;

silicon nitride.

12 . The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the opening is a depression in the side.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein a floor of the depression provides structural support to a region of the molded ceramic layer where a through hole in the molded ceramic layer exists.

14 . The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the opening is a through hole.

15 . An apparatus comprising, comprising:

a cooling mass;

a semiconductor chip package that is thermally coupled to the cooling mass;

a circuit board, the circuit board comprising first I/Os, the semiconductor chip package comprising second I/Os that are coupled to the first I/Os;

a bolster plate;

a multilayer back plate, the circuit board between the bolster plate and the multilayer back plate, the bolster plate secured to the multilayer back plate to structurally support the circuit board, the multilayer back plate comprising a molded ceramic layer, the molded ceramic layer comprising an opening on a side of the molded ceramic layer that faces a back side of the circuit board, the opening aligned with a location of a back side component on the back side of the circuit board.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the multilayer back plate further comprises any of:

a plastic layer;

a steel layer.

17 . The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the multilayer back plate further comprises another layer comprising any of:

tungsten;

rhenium;

osmium;

iridium.

18 . The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the molded ceramic layer comprises any of:

alumina;

silicon carbide;

silicon nitride.

19 . The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the opening is a depression in the side.

20 . The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the opening is a through hole.