Google patents chip design that hides voltage regulator inside heatsink
Google describes a way to fit a voltage regulator directly inside the hollow space of a chip's heatsink. This setup uses small spring-loaded pins to pass power from the regulator down to the chip below.
In the filing’s own words
A voltage regulator assembly for an integrated circuit package includes a heatsink positioned above an upper surface of an integrated circuit package. The heatsink defines a cavity above the integrated circuit package and a voltage regulator is positioned inside the cavity defined by the heatsink. A pogo pin pad is positioned between the voltage regulator and integrated circuit package and is configured to transfer a voltage from the voltage regulator to the integrated circuit package. Also provided is a method of regulating voltage for an integrated circuit package using such a voltage regulator assembly.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A voltage regulator assembly for an integrated circuit package, comprising: a heatsink positioned above an upper surface of an integrated circuit package, the heatsink defining a cavity above the integrated circuit package; a voltage regulator positioned inside the cavity defined by the heatsink; and a pogo pin pad positioned between the voltage regulator and the integrated circuit package, the pogo pin pad being configured to transfer a voltage from the voltage regulator to the integrated circuit package.
Facts
- Company
- Google (Google LLC)
- Official title
- HEATSINK INTEGRATED VOLTAGE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE
- Publication number
- US20260271706A1
- Application number
- 19069958
- Filed
- Mar 4, 2025
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Inventors
- 1
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H10W 40/00 Electricity & electronicsH10W 72/50 Electricity & electronicsH10W 90/736 Electricity & electronicsMore from Google in Chips & hardware
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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