IP Library Granted Patent US 12,424,513
Granted Patent B2
US 12,424,513 · App. 18/034,133 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Technologies for isolated heat dissipating devices

Inventors: Prabhakar Subrahmanyam (San Jose, CA); Tong Wa Chao (San Jose, CA); Ying-Feng Pang (San Jose, CA); Yi Xia (Campbell, CA); Rahima K. Mohammed (San Jose, CA); Victor P. Polyanko (San Jose, CA); Ridvan A. Sahan (Sunnyvale, CA); Guangying Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Guoliang Ying (Shanghai, CN); Chuanlou Wang (Shanghai, CN); Jun Lu (Shanghai, CN); Liguang Du (Shanghai, CN); Peng Wei (Shangha, CN); Xiang Que (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H01L23/473G06F1/206H01L23/3672G06F2200/201
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Patent No.
US 12,424,513
App. No.
18/034,133
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques for heat sinks and cold plates for compute systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a heat sink includes two sub-heat sinks that are mechanically connected but thermally isolated. The two sub-heat sinks can independently cool different dies on the same integrated circuit component. In another embodiment, a system includes an integrated circuit component that is cooled by a first water block and a second water block. The first water block forms a loop with a gap in it, and the second water block has a pedestal that extends through the gap in the first water block to contact the integrated circuit component. The first water block and the second water block can independently cool different dies on the same integrated circuit component.

Claims (34)

1. A system comprising:

a first water block including a first base, the first water block including a first inlet and a first outlet, the first inlet is connected to the first outlet by a first internal channel defined in the first water block, the first base has a gap;

a second water block including a second base, the second water block including a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet is connected to the second outlet by a second internal channel defined in the second water block, the second water block includes a pedestal extending from the second base and through the gap in the first base; and

a fastener mechanically coupling the first water block to the second water block.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first internal channel loops around the gap in the first base.

3. The system of claim 2 ,

the first water block includes a pedestal extending from the first base, and

a bottom surface of the pedestal of the first water block is coplanar with a bottom surface of the pedestal of the second water block.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein there is an air gap between the first water block and the second water block.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein there is an insulating material between the first water block and the second water block.

6. The system of claim 1 , including:

an integrated circuit component including an integrated heat spreader,

the first water block is thermally coupled to a first portion of the integrated heat spreader, and

the second water block is thermally coupled to a second portion of the integrated heat spreader.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the integrated circuit component includes a high-bandwidth memory die and a graphics processing die, the graphics processing die is under the first portion of the integrated heat spreader, and the high-bandwidth memory die is under the second portion of the integrated heat spreader.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the integrated circuit component includes a die of a first type and a die of a second type different from the first type, the die of the first type is under the first portion of the integrated heat spreader, and the die of the second type is under the second portion of the integrated heat spreader.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first portion of the integrated heat spreader is separated from the second portion of the integrated heat spreader by a slot in the integrated heat spreader.

10. The system of claim 1 , including:

an integrated circuit component including a first die and a second die,

the first water block is in contact with the first die, and

the second water block is in contact with the second die.

11. A system comprising:

a system board;

an integrated circuit component on the system board;

a first water block carried by the system board such that the integrated circuit component is between the first water block and the system board, the first water block having a first base with a first side facing the system board and a second side opposite the first side, the first base having an opening extending between the first side and the second side; and

a second water block coupled to the first water block, the second water block having a second base spaced from the second side of the first base, the second water block having a pedestal extending from the second base and into the opening of the first base.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the pedestal extends through the opening in the first base.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the pedestal is a second pedestal, and the first water block includes a first pedestal extending from the first side of the first base.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein a bottom surface of the first pedestal and a bottom surface of the second pedestal are coplanar.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein a bottom surface of the first pedestal is in contact with a first die of the integrated circuit component and a bottom surface of the second pedestal is in contact with a second die of the integrated circuit component.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein a bottom surface of the first pedestal is in contact with a first portion of an integrated heat spreader (IHS) of the integrated circuit component and a bottom surface of the second pedestal is in contact with a second portion of the IHS.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first water block has a first internal channel defined in the first base to receive a fluid, the first internal channel extending at least partially around the opening.

18. The system of claim 11 , including a spacer between the second base and the second side of the first base.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein a peripheral outer surface of the pedestal is spaced from a peripheral inner surface of the first base such that an air gap is between the pedestal and the first base.

Assignments (2)
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 26, 2023
From: LU, JUN
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064729/0724 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2023
From: SUBRAHMANYAM, PRABHAKAR; CHAO, TONG WA; PANG, YING-FENG; XIA, YI; MOHAMMED, RAHIMA K.; POLYANKO, VICTOR P.; SAHAN, RIDVAN A.; ZHANG, GUANGYING; YING, GUOLIANG; WANG, CHUANLOU; DU, LIGUANG; WEI, PENG; QUE, XIANG
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065416/0447 →
Continuity (1)
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