Patent classifications
H05K7/20372
Reduced kapitza resistance microwave filter for cryogenic environments
An architecture for, and techniques for fabricating, a thermal decoupling device are provided. In some embodiments, thermal decoupling device can be included in a thermally decoupled cryogenic microwave filter. In some embodiments, the thermal decoupling device can comprise a dielectric material and a conductive line. The dielectric material can comprise a first channel that is separated from a second channel by a wall of the dielectric material. The conductive line can comprise a first segment and a second segment that are separated by the wall. The wall can facilitate propagation of a microwave signal between the first segment and the second segment and can reduce heat flow between the first segment and the second segment of the conductive line.
DC-CAPABLE CRYOGENIC MICROWAVE FILTER WITH REDUCED KAPITZA RESISTANCE
An architecture for, and techniques for fabricating, a cryogenic microwave filter having reduced Kapitza resistance are provided. In some embodiments, the cryogenic microwave filter can comprise a substrate and a conductive line. The substrate can be formed of a material having a thermal conductivity property that sufficiently reduces Kapitza resistance in the cryogenic environment. The conductive line can be formed in a recess of the substrate and facilitate a filter operation on a microwave signal propagated in a cryogenic environment. In some embodiments, the conductive line can be formed according to a sintering technique that can reduce Kapitza resistance.
Cryogenic Analytical Systems and Methods
Cryogenic analytical systems are provided that can include: a cryogenic fluid source; one or more analysis components; at least one cryogenic thermal conduit operably coupled between the cryogenic fluid source and the one or more analysis components; and a pressure control component operably engaged with the cryofluid source. Methods for performing cryogenic analysis are provided. The methods can include adjusting the pressure of cryofluid within a cryogenic fluid source to configure one or more analysis components with a cryogenic temperature. Methods for configuring a cryogenic analytical system to perform cryogenic analysis are also provided. The methods can include: increasing the pressure within a cryogenic fluid source to rapidly cool one or more analysis components to a first temperature; and decreasing the pressure within the cryogenic fluid source to reduce the first temperature of the one or more analysis components.
DC-capable cryogenic microwave filter with reduced Kapitza resistance
An architecture for, and techniques for fabricating, a cryogenic microwave filter having reduced Kapitza resistance are provided. In some embodiments, the cryogenic microwave filter can comprise a substrate and a conductive line. The substrate can be formed of a material having a thermal conductivity property that sufficiently reduces Kapitza resistance in the cryogenic environment. The conductive line can be formed in a recess of the substrate and facilitate a filter operation on a microwave signal propagated in a cryogenic environment. In some embodiments, the conductive line can be formed according to a sintering technique that can reduce Kapitza resistance.
CRYOGENIC PACKAGING FOR THERMALIZATION OF LOW TEMPERATURE DEVICES
A thermalization structure is formed using a cover configured with a set of pillars, the cover being a part of a cryogenic enclosure of a low temperature device (LTD). A chip including the LTD is configured with a set of cavities, a cavity in the set of cavities having a cavity profile. A pillar from the set of pillars and corresponding to the cavity has a pillar profile such that the pillar profile causes the pillar to couple with the cavity of the cavity profile within a gap tolerance to thermally couple the chip to the cover for heat dissipation in a cryogenic operation of the chip.
SUPERCONDUCTING COMPUTING SYSTEM IN A LIQUID HYDROGEN ENVIRONMENT
Superconducting computing system housed in a liquid hydrogen environment and related aspects are described. An example superconducting computing system includes a housing, arranged inside a liquid hydrogen environment, where a lower pressure is maintained inside the housing than a pressure outside the housing. The superconducting computing system further includes a substrate, arranged inside the housing, having a surface, where a plurality of components attached to the surface is configured to provide at least one of a computing or a storage functionality, and the substrate further comprises a plurality of circuit traces for interconnecting at least a subset of the plurality of the components. The housing is configured such that each of the plurality of components is configured to operate at a first temperature, where the first temperature is below 4.2 Kelvin, despite the liquid hydrogen environment having a second temperature greater than 4.2 Kelvin.
Electronic device with a card-level thermal regulator mechanism and associated systems, devices, and methods
A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a first functional circuit attached to the substrate; a first thermal circuit attached to the substrate, configured to utilize cryogenic liquid to cool the first functional circuit; a second functional circuit attached to the substrate; and a second thermal circuit attached to the substrate, configured to cool the second functional circuit without using the cryogenic liquid.
Thermal management and power system for computing infrastructure
A data center is cooled by a cryogenic cooling system which is wind driven, and powered by energy stored in the cryogenic liquid. The cooling occurs through downwardly passing cryogenic liquid which is recycled and pushed back to a top of a system in a cyclic manner.
THERMALIZATION ARRANGEMENT AT CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES
A thermalization arrangement at cryogenic temperatures is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a dielectric substrate layer on which substrate a device/s or component/s are positionable, and a heat sink component is attached on another side of the substrate. The arrangement further comprises a conductive layer between the substrate layer and the heat sink component. A joint between the substrate layer and the conductive layer has minimal phonon thermal boundary resistance. Energy of conductive layer phonons are arranged to be absorbed by electrons. Another joint between the conductive layer and the heat sink component is electrically conductive. The substrate layer and the conductive layer have similar acoustic properties
Superconducting computing system in a liquid hydrogen environment
Superconducting computing system housed in a liquid hydrogen environment and related aspects are described. An example superconducting computing system includes a housing, arranged inside a liquid hydrogen environment, where a lower pressure is maintained inside the housing than a pressure outside the housing. The superconducting computing system further includes a substrate, arranged inside the housing, having a surface, where a plurality of components attached to the surface is configured to provide at least one of a computing or a storage functionality, and the substrate further comprises a plurality of circuit traces for interconnecting at least a subset of the plurality of the components. The housing is configured such that each of the plurality of components is configured to operate at a first temperature, where the first temperature is below 4.2 Kelvin, despite the liquid hydrogen environment having a second temperature greater than 4.2 Kelvin.