A synthetic jet array in a computing device, such as a mobile computing device, to dissipate heat generated by a heat generating component of the mobile computer is described. In one embodiment, a microscale synthetic jet array is integrated within a heat generating component, either on the backside of the heat generating component itself or on a heat spreader coupled to the heat generating component. A method of fabricating a synthetic jet array as an integrated part of a computing device or as a heat spreader is described, as well as a method of use of the synthetic jet array, are described.