Information
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Patent Grant
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6318451
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Patent Number
6,318,451
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Date Filed
Monday, June 26, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, November 20, 200122 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 165 803
- 165 185
- 361 704
- 257 722
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A heat sink includes a base and a number of fins extending from a top face of the base. A groove is defined in a bottom face of the base opposite the fins for receiving a flip chip of a flip chip processor thereby reducing damage to the flip chip during mounting the heat sink to the flip chip processor. At least one elongate protrusion extends from the base for engaging with an edge of a substrate of the flip chip processor to properly position the heat sink with respect to the flip chip processor.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a heat sink for an Integrated Circuit, and particularly to a heat sink for a flip chip processor.
2. The Related Art
With new developments in the computer industry, an integrated circuit, such as a flip chip processor, generates a large amount of heat due to its high speed of operation. If the heat accumulates in the integrated circuit, the stability of the computer system may be damaged. To solve this problem, a heat sink is mounted on the integrated circuit to dissipate heat therefrom.
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional heat sink
10
comprises a heat dissipating base
14
having a flat bottom face (not labeled) and a multiplicity of fins
18
extending from an opposite top face of the base
14
. The heat sink
10
is mounted to a flip chip processor
20
with the bottom face engaging the flip chip processor
20
.
A flip chip processor
20
, as shown in
FIG. 2
, comprises a substrate
24
on a top face of which a flip chip
22
is formed. When the heat sink
10
is mounted to the flip chip processor
20
, a die edge
23
of the flip chip
22
is first contacted by the flat bottom face of the base
14
of the heat sink
10
and then the heat sink
10
is rotated about the die edge
23
to compensate for the height H of the flip chip
22
to form surface contact with the flip chip
22
. The rotation of the heat sink
10
about the die edge
23
may cause damage to the die edge
23
of the flip chip
22
.
Furthermore, due to the flat bottom surface of the base
14
, the heat sink
10
may not be properly positioned on the flip chip processor
20
. Relative movement between the heat sink
10
and the flip chip processor
20
may occur.
It is desired to provide a heat sink to solve the above problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a heat sink defining a groove for receiving a raised flip chip of a flip chip processor thereby preventing the flip chip from being damaged during mounting the heat sink to the flip chip processor.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a heat sink readily mounted to a flip chip processor.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a heat sink for a flip chip processor prohibiting relative movement therebetween.
To achieve the above mentioned objects, a heat sink in accordance with the present invention comprises a base and a multiplicity of fins extending upward from a top face of the base. A groove is defined in a bottom face of the base opposite the fins for receiving a flip chip formed on a top face of a flip chip processor. At least one elongate protrusion extends from the base for engaging with an edge of a substrate of the flip chip processor to properly position the heat sink with respect to the flip chip processor.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the present invention will be drawn from the following detailed embodiments of the present invention with attached drawings, in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a conventional heat sink;
FIG. 2
is a schematic view showing the procedure for mounting the conventional heat sink of
FIG. 1
to a flip chip processor;
FIG. 3
is an exploded view of a heat sink of the present invention for being mounted to a flip chip processor retained by a socket;
FIG. 4
is an assembled view of
FIG. 3
;
FIG. 5
is a schematic view showing the procedure for mounting the heat sink to the flip chip processor; and
FIG. 6
is a perspective view of a heat sink in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Throughout the drawings, like parts are designated with like reference numerals for facilitating illustration.
Referring to
FIGS. 3 and 4
, a heat sink
30
of the present invention is shown mounted to a flip chip processor
20
retained by a socket connector
52
. The heat sink
30
comprises a base
32
having a bottom face and an opposite top face and a multiplicity of fins
36
extending upward from the top face of the base
32
. Recesses
38
are defined in the fins
36
for receiving and engaging fasteners (not shown) securing a fan assembly (not shown) to the heat sink
30
. A groove
44
is defined in the bottom face of the base
32
opposite the fins
36
. An elongate protrusion
46
extends from the bottom face of the base
32
substantially parallel with the groove
44
. A cutout
48
is defined in the elongate protrusion
46
.
As is known, the flip chip processor
20
comprises a substrate
24
for being retained by the socket
52
and a flip chip
22
formed on the substrate
24
.
Also referring to
FIG. 5
, the heat sink
30
is mounted on the flip chip processor
20
with the flip chip
22
received in the groove
44
. The groove
44
has a width sufficient to completely receive the flip chip
22
therein. The protrusion
46
of the heat sink
30
is inserted in a space formed between an edge of the substrate
24
of the flip chip processor
20
and a raised portion
54
of the socket
52
with the raised portion
54
received in the cutout
48
for properly positioning the heat sink
30
with respect to the flip chip processor
20
.
Since the distance h which the heat sink
30
is rotated about a die edge
23
of the flip chip
22
is equal to the depth d of the groove
44
subtracted from the height H of the flip chip
22
, thus resulting in a relatively shorter rotation path(angle) in comparison with the prior art having a flat undersurface, the die edge
23
of the flip chip
22
of the present invention is subject to a relatively light load or the shorter term load exerted by the base
32
of the heat sink
30
as compared to the prior art thereby effectively preventing the flip chip
22
from being damaged. Furthermore, since the elongate protrusion
46
of the base
32
is inserted into the space between the substrate
24
of the chip flip processor
20
and the raised portion
54
of the socket connector
52
, the heat sink
30
can be properly and readily mounted to the flip chip processor
20
.
FIG. 6
illustrates a heat sink
30
′ in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. The heat sink
30
′ is substantially the same as the heat sink
30
discussed with reference to
FIGS. 3-5
. The heat sink
30
′ includes a base
32
′ having a flat bottom face with a groove
44
defined therein. A pair of elongate ribs
49
extends from the bottom face of the base
32
′ on opposite sides of and substantially parallel to the groove
44
for receiving the substrate
24
therebetween with the ribs
49
abutting against opposite edges of the substrate
24
of the flip chip processor
20
.
It is understood that the invention may be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit thereof. Thus, the present examples and embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein.
Claims
- 1. A heat sink assembly comprising:a socket; a flip chip processor positioned on the socket with a flip chip somewhat extending above a top surface of a substrate thereof; a heat sink positioned on the flip chip processor, said heat sink including a base having a bottom surface thereof, said bottom surface defining an offset structure thereof and forming a downward protrusion sandwiched between an edge of the substrate of the flip chip processor and a raised portion of the socket for properly positioning the heat sink with respect to the flip chip processor; wherein a first distance between a top surface of the flip chip and the top surface of the flip chip processor is larger than a second distance between the bottom surface of the base and the top surface of the flip chip processor so as to result in a relatively shorter rotation path pivotal about an edge of the flip chip during installation of the heat sink to the socket.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
Kind |
089204150 |
Mar 2000 |
TW |
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US Referenced Citations (5)