SYSTEM ON A CHIP BASED COOLING SYSTEM

Abstract

An electronic cooling apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a top layer to receive cooling fluid. The apparatus further includes a fluid management core including a multiplicity of microchannel structures to cool electronic components and a multiplicity of fluid channels through which the cooling fluid is distributed to the microchannel structures. The apparatus further includes a base layer that includes a dedicated cooling area for placement of the fluid management core, and the base layer is to provide the cooling fluid to the fluid channels of the fluid management core. The apparatus further includes a sealing layer disposed between the top layer and the bottom layer to seal the fluid management core. The fluid management core provides non-uniform cooling distributions for different configurations and thermal map of a system on a chip.

Description

Claims

1. An electronic cooling apparatus, comprising: a top layer to receive cooling fluid;a fluid management core including a plurality of microchannel structures to cool electronic components and a plurality of fluid channels through which the cooling fluid is distributed to the microchannel structures;a base layer including a dedicated cooling area for placement of the fluid management core, and the base layer to provide the cooling fluid to the fluid channels of the fluid management core; anda sealing layer in between the top layer and the bottom layer to seal the fluid management core.

2. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top layer includes a first fluid port and a second fluid port that are respectively connected to an inlet fluid channel and an outlet fluid channel of the electronic cooling apparatus.

3. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the top layer further includes a first portion of the inlet fluid channel and a first portion of the outlet fluid channel; andthe base layer further includes a second portion of the inlet fluid channel and a second portion of the outlet fluid channel.

4. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the inlet fluid channel directs the cooling fluid received through the first fluid port to the fluid channels of the fluid management core; andthe outlet fluid channel directs warm/hot fluid that escapes from the microchannel structures to the second fluid port.

5. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the inlet fluid channel is connected to an inlet through which the cooling fluid is provided to the fluid channels of the fluid management core; andthe outlet fluid channel is connected to an outlet through which warm/hot fluid escapes from the microchannel structures.

6. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 5, wherein the base layer further includes a first portion of the inlet and a first portion of the outlet; andthe fluid management core further includes a second portion of the inlet and a second portion of the outlet.

7. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sealing layer substantially or entirely covers the fluid management core to form, with the base layer, a contained region that contains the fluid management core.

8. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sealing layer includes a leak detection structure to detect any fluid that leaks through the sealing layer.

9. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the microchannel structures and fluid channels of the fluid management core are variable or customizable to provide non-uniform cooling distribution of different electronic components.

10. An electronic cooling apparatus, comprising: a top layer to receive cooling fluid;a plurality of fluid management cores, each fluid management core including a plurality of microchannel structures to cool electronic components and a plurality of fluid channels through which the cooling fluid is distributed to the microchannel structures;a base layer including a plurality dedicated cooling areas for placement of the fluid management cores, respectively, and the base layer to provide the cooling fluid to the fluid channels of the fluid management cores; anda sealing layer in between the top layer and the bottom layer to seal the fluid management cores.

11. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 10, wherein the top layer includes a first fluid port and a second fluid port that are respectively connected to one or more inlet fluid channels and one or more outlet fluid channels of the electronic cooling apparatus.

12. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more inlet fluid channels direct the cooling fluid received through the first fluid port to the fluid channels of the fluid management cores; andthe one or more outlet fluid channels direct warm/hot fluid that escapes from the microchannel structures of the fluid management cores to the second fluid port.

13. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more inlet fluid channels are connected to one or more inlets through which the cooling fluid is provided to the fluid channels of the fluid management cores; andthe one or more outlet fluid channels are connected to one or more outlets through which warm/hot fluid escapes from the microchannel structures of the fluid management cores.

14. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 13, wherein the base layer further includes a first portion of each inlet and a first portion of each outlet; andone of the fluid management cores includes a second portion of the inlet and a second portion of the outlet.

15. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 10, wherein the sealing layer substantially or entirely covers the fluid management cores to form, with the base layer, a contained region that contains the fluid management cores.

16. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 10, wherein the sealing layer includes a leak detection structure to detect any fluid that leaks through the sealing layer.

17. The electronic cooling apparatus of claim 10, wherein the microchannel structures and fluid channels of the fluid management cores are variable or customizable to provide non-uniform cooling distribution of different electronic components.

18. A method, comprising: providing a top layer including fluid ports, a first portion of an inlet channel, and a first portion of an outlet channel;providing a sealing layer including a top sealing portion and a leak detection portion;providing a fluid management core including a plurality of microchannel structures to cool electronic components and a plurality of fluid channels through which cooling fluid is distributed to the microchannel structures; andproviding a base layer including a second portion of the inlet channel, a second portion of the outlet channel, and a dedicated cooling area for placement of the fluid management core.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the sealing layer is disposed between the top layer and the bottom layer, and form with the base layer, a contained region that contains the fluid management core and to seal the fluid management core.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the microchannel structures and fluid channels of the fluid management core are variable or customizable to provide non-uniform cooling distribution of different electronic components.