Abstract:
An improved thermal interface material for conducting heat away from an integrated circuit device into a heat sink is a composite material including a metal screen defining openings and a hardened structural bonding agent incorporated into the openings of the metal screen. The improved composite thermal interface material achieves outstanding bonding properties superior to conventional thermal interface materials, while also exhibiting exceptional thermal conductivity.
Abstract:
An improved thermal interface material for conducting heat away from an integrated circuit device into a heat sink is a composite material including a metal screen defining openings and a hardened structural bonding agent incorporated into the openings of the metal screen. The improved composite thermal interface material achieves outstanding bonding properties superior to conventional thermal interface materials, while also exhibiting exceptional thermal conductivity.
Abstract:
An improved process for assembling a plurality of power packages and a thermal heat sink to a printed circuit board involves securing the power packages to the heat sink before soldering the electrical leads of the power packages to the printed circuit board. The improved process allows the electrical leads of the power packages to move freely in lead holes in the printed circuit board as intimate planar surface to planar surface contact between the heat sink and the power packages is achieved, thereby eliminating or at least substantially reducing lead bending that occurs in conventional processes wherein attachment of the heat sink to the power packages occurs after the leads of the power packages have been soldered to the printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A system (10) and method (300) for supporting an electronic component (12) attached to a circuit board (14). solder paste (40) is applied to a solder pad (16) underneath and aligned with a non-wetting region (18) of an electronic component (12) to form a support (34) formed of solder to prevent electronic component (12) lead (26) flexing. The amount of solder for forming the support (34) and the size of the solder pad (16) are selected to bring the support (34) into contact with, or in close proximity to, the non-wetting region (18).
Abstract:
An improved process for assembling a plurality of power packages and a thermal heat sink to a printed circuit board involves securing the power packages to the heat sink before soldering the electrical leads of the power packages to the printed circuit board. The improved process allows the electrical leads of the power packages to move freely in lead holes in the printed circuit board as intimate planar surface to planar surface contact between the heat sink and the power packages is achieved, thereby eliminating or at least substantially reducing lead bending that occurs in conventional processes wherein attachment of the heat sink to the power packages occurs after the leads of the power packages have been soldered to the printed circuit board.