Heat sink and fabricating method of the same
A heat sink includes a base having a first surface thermally connected to a heat producing component and a plurality of fins supported by a second surface of the base and arranged in a predetermined direction, each fin having a plurality of through-holes. The base and the plurality of fins are integrally formed from a porous material, for example a lotus-shaped porous material. The heat sink is placed within a duct. The heat sink may have a width of about 10 mm or less.
1. A heat sink comprising:
a base having a first surface which is thermally connected to a heat producing component; and
a plurality of fins supported by a second surface of the base which is opposite from said first surface and arranged in a direction parallel to one of the sides of the heat sink, each fin having a plurality of tubular-shaped through-holes extending in a predetermined direction;
wherein the base and the plurality of fins are integrally formed from a porous metal or silicon material by cutting one or more slots to form the fins, and
wherein said one or more slots are formed such that the predetermined direction of extension of the tubular-shaped holes is oblique to a direction of the arrangement of the fins.
2. The heat sink according to claim 1 , further comprising a second base bonded to the first surface of the base.
3. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein a porous member having a predetermined shape is prepared, and a cutting processing is applied to the porous member for forming the one or more slots to form a base or a side wall and the plurality of fins.
4. The heat sink according to claim 3 , wherein the slots intersect with the tubular-shaped holes.
5. The heat sink according to claim 3 , wherein
the spacing of the slots each being provided between adjacent fins is equal to or more than 1 mm.
6. The heat sink according to claim 3 , wherein
the spacing of the slots each being provided between adjacent fins is equal to or less than 0.5 mm.
7. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein
said porous member is prepared by preparing a metal and a gas which offer a metal-gas phase diagram having an eutectic point in an isobaric gas atmosphere, melting the metal in the isobaric gas atmosphere, then solidifying the molten metal in a predetermined direction within a mold having a temperature gradient therein and, thereafter, processing the solidified metal into a predetermined shape.
8. The heat sink according to claim 1 , wherein said heat sink has a width of about 10 mm or less.