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Title: Runtime localized cooling of high-performance processors

Abstract

A plurality of thermal electric cooler (TEC) elements are formed in a TEC grid structure. Control logic dynamically varies a supply current supplied to each TEC element (or group of TEC elements) in the TEC grid based on changes in power density respectively associated with areas cooled by each of the TEC elements or group of TEC elements.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1859918
Patent Number(s):
11137809
Application Number:
16/228,036
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWN ENERGY USE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344; B620717
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 12/20/2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Rao, Karthik, Huang, Wei, An, Xudong, Arora, Manish, and Greathouse, Joseph L. Runtime localized cooling of high-performance processors. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Rao, Karthik, Huang, Wei, An, Xudong, Arora, Manish, & Greathouse, Joseph L. Runtime localized cooling of high-performance processors. United States.
Rao, Karthik, Huang, Wei, An, Xudong, Arora, Manish, and Greathouse, Joseph L. Tue . "Runtime localized cooling of high-performance processors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1859918.
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