US Patent 11581240 Liquid thermal interface material in electronic packaging

An integrated circuit package that includes a liquid phase thermal interface material (TIM) is described. The package may include any number of die. The liquid phase TIM can be sealed in a chamber between a die and an integrated heat spreader and bounded on the sides by a perimeter layer. The liquid phase TIM can be fixed in place or circulated, depending on application. A thermal conductivity of the liquid phase TIM can be at least 15 Watts/meter-Kelvin, according to some embodiments. A liquid phase TIM eliminates failure mechanisms present in solid phase TIMs, such as cracking due to warpage and uncontained flow out of the module.