Abstract:
The disclosure generally relates to a hybrid design whereby a heat spreader arranged to reduce an external skin temperature on a handheld device may further enable the external skin temperature to be directly measured. For example, the heat spreader may be thermally coupled to at least one external surface and include at least one region in which a plurality of recesses are formed such that an electrical resistance is produced in the at least one region when a current is applied thereto. The heat spreader may be formed from a material having a substantially linear resistance-to-temperature correlation, whereby the electrical resistance produced in the at least one region may be measured and correlated to a temperature on the at least one external surface.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of the disclosure provides a cooling mechanism for a handheld electronic device. The cooling mechanism includes a heat sink and an evaporative cooling mechanism. The evaporative cooling mechanism includes liquid retaining structures. The liquid retaining structures are located in proximity to the at least one IC of the handheld electronic device. Each liquid retaining structure is coated with a temperature sensitive polymer that act as hydrophilic when the temperature of the surface of the handheld electronic device is below a threshold temperature. To maintain the temperature of the surface of the handheld electronic device below the threshold temperature, the temperature sensitive polymer act as hydrophobic and evaporates the liquid stored in the liquid retaining structures to the atmosphere surrounding the handheld electronic device when the temperature of the surface of the electronic device is above the threshold temperature.
Abstract:
An integrated device that includes a substrate, a device level layer formed over the substrate, and interconnect portion over the device level layer. The device level layer includes a plurality of first device level cells, each first device level cell comprising a first configuration. The device level layer includes a plurality of second device level cells. At least one second device level cell includes a second configuration that is different than the first configuration. The plurality of second device level cells is located over at least one region of the integrated device comprising at least one hotspot.
Abstract:
A method includes: generating a power consumption reading indicative of power consumption of a device, comparing the power consumption reading to a power threshold, wherein the power threshold represents a level of power consumption corresponding to a rise in temperature of an exterior surface of the device; in response to determining that the power consumption reading exceeds the power threshold, measuring cumulative power consumption over time from the power consumption reading; comparing the cumulative power consumption over time to an energy threshold, wherein the energy threshold corresponds to a temperature threshold for the exterior surface of the device; and in response to determining that the cumulative power consumption over time exceeds the energy threshold, reducing an operating parameter of the device to reduce power consumption.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for performing thermal simulations of a system are disclosed herein in. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for thermal simulation comprises determining a leakage power profile for a circuit in the system, adding the leakage power profile to a dynamic power profile of the circuit to obtain a combined power profile, and convolving the combined power profile with an impulse response to obtain a thermal response at a location on the system.
Abstract:
Metal thermal grounds are used for dissipating heat from integrated-circuit resistors. The resistors may be formed using a front end of line layer, for example, a titanium-nitride layer. A metal region (e.g., in a first metal layer) is located over the resistors to form a heat sink. An area of thermal posts connected to the metal region is also located over the resistor. The metal region can be connected to the substrate of the integrated circuit to provide a low impedance thermal path out of the integrated circuit.
Abstract:
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a package including a substrate, die coupled to the substrate, wick deposited on the die, and an evaporation-condensation chamber having a hollowed bottom and two bottom lips, wherein the wick mates into the hollowed enclosure and substantially merges with the two bottom lips forming a sealed chamber. Other aspects are directed to a method of forming a package including coupling a die to a substrate, depositing a wick on the die, and mating the wick with an evaporation-condensation chamber having a hollowed enclosure and two bottom lips, wherein the mating attaches the wick into the hollowed enclosure and substantially merges the wick with the two bottom lips forming a sealed chamber. By directly depositing the wick over the die and integrating the wick with the encapsulation-condensation chamber, this integrated solution provides significant improvement in package thermal resistance especially for high-power and high-performance applications.
Abstract:
A method includes generating temperature information from a plurality of temperature sensors within a computing device; and processing the temperature information to generate voltage reduction steps based on an observed rate of change of the temperature information.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for performance management are provided. The apparatus may be an electronic device. The electronic device detects a change of form factor mode or ambient wind using a detection circuit or at least one sensor. The change of form factor mode may include at least one of folding the electronic device, unfolding the electronic device, rolling the electronic device, changing a flexible shape of the electronic device, or equipping a cover on the electronic device. A set of thermal control parameters may be determined based on the detected change. The set of thermal control parameters may be retrieved from a lookup table or calculated using a mathematical model. The electronic device adjusts the performance based on the set of thermal control parameters.
Abstract:
A method includes generating temperature information from a plurality of temperature sensors within a computing device, wherein a first one of the temperature sensors is physically located at a first processing unit of the computing device; processing the temperature information to identify that the first temperature sensor is associated with temperature that is at or above a threshold; and assigning a processing thread to a first core of a plurality of cores of a second processing unit in response to identifying that the first temperature sensor is associated with temperature that is at or above the threshold and based at least in part on a physical distance between the first core and the first temperature sensor.