Heat from a heat generating device such as a CPU is dissipated by a heat
spreader containing a cycled two-phase vaporizable coolant. The coolant
cycles inside a closed metal chamber, which has an upper section and a
lower section. The lower section contains a wick layer, a part or parts
of which serves as an evaporator. The upper section is composed of a set
of channels. The channel walls contain a plurality of cut-off openings
over the evaporator region to allow for vapor distribution efficiently.
The liquid coolant in the evaporator is vaporized by the heat from the
heat generating device. The coolant vapor can prevail in the channels by
either directly entering the adjacent channels or indirectly through
lateral conduits formed with the wall openings. The vapor condenses on
the channel, walls to liberate latent heat which is then dissipated out
through the top chamber wall. The condensed coolant is directly collected
by the lower-section wick and further flows back to the wick evaporator
by capillary action, thereby cycling the coolant.