Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
Miniaturized Thermal-Cooler for IC Applications, Phase I
Project Introduction
This proposal is submitted for research on using MEMS technology to make unique, highly reliable, miniaturized capillary pumped coolers in the application of Thermal Control for Instruments (subtopic: E1.07). The proposed miniaturized thermal-cooler can be fabricated on Si wafer or directly on the back of the IC circuits. The proposed micro-cooler potentially has high mechanical reliability. The proposed micro-cooler has its own coolant supply and needs no extra coolant reservoir and supply.
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Anticipated Benefits
Small size, low cost micro-cooler has a huge application market. It can be applied at all the micro-processors in PCs to enhance the performance. The potential market can be over billion dollars. Currently, there is no similar product in the market. Small size, low cost micro-cooler can be implemented in any high power IC to control the temperature in NASA and general applications. It can also be used in other equipment that requires operated at low temperatures, such as micro-laser generators, etc.
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Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Goddard Space Flight Center
(GSFC)
|
Lead Organization | NASA Center | Greenbelt, Maryland |
| LW Microsystem, Inc. | Supporting Organization | Industry | Burlingame, California |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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California
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Maryland
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Organizational Responsibility
Responsible Mission Directorate:
- Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
Lead Center / Facility:
- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Responsible Program:
- Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
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Program Manager:
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Principal Investigator:
- Yin Liu
Project Duration
Start: Jul 2004
End: Jul 2005
Technology Areas
Primary:
- TX14 Thermal Management Systems
- TX14.2 Thermal Control Components and Systems
- TX14.2.3 Heat Rejection and Storage
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