Heat sink with adjustable fin pitch

An apparatus includes at least one heat pipe that is adapted to be thermally coupled to an integrated circuit and has an evaporator portion and a first condenser portion, wherein the first condenser portion extends away from the evaporator portion; a first plurality of cooling fins that is attached...

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Hauptverfasser: Narasimhan, Susheela, Sabotta, Michal L
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus includes at least one heat pipe that is adapted to be thermally coupled to an integrated circuit and has an evaporator portion and a first condenser portion, wherein the first condenser portion extends away from the evaporator portion; a first plurality of cooling fins that is attached to the first condenser portion; a first movable support that is thermally coupled to the first condenser portion and is configured to move a second plurality of cooling fins relative to the first plurality of cooling fins; and the second plurality of cooling fins, which is attached to the first movable support.