A heat exchanger device includes an extruded body that includes one or
more layers of channels for coolant flow therethrough, the channels
generally having inner diameters of between about 50 microns to about
2000 microns. The device is formed of a material having a high thermal
conductivity to facilitate transfer of heat from the heating components
present in the subject cooling application to the coolant passing through
the heat exchanger and to be compatible with materials of the heating
components. The device material is selected from the group consisting of
ceramic oxides, ceramic carbides, ceramic nitrides, ceramic borides,
ceramic silicides, metals, and intermetallics, and combinations thereof.
The heat exchanger device is formed from an extruded filament that is
arranged to give the desired channel configuration. The filament includes
a central, removable material and an outer material that forms the
channel walls upon removal of the central material.