Abstract:
A heat sink capable of being surface-mounted, the heat sink having a 3D shape and comprising a body made of metal, having a rear side which is horizontal and a front side which is at least partially horizontal, such that the front side is partially surface-mounted on a conductive pattern of a printed circuit board (PCB) by pick-and-place and the rear side is attached to the conductive pattern by reflow-soldering.
Abstract:
The system includes a circuit board, a semiconductor module, a heat dissipator, and at least one thermal via. The circuit board has substantially flat opposing first and second sides. The semiconductor module includes multiple semiconductor devices. The semiconductor module is oriented substantially parallel to the circuit board near the first side, while the heat dissipator is disposed near the second side. The thermal via extends through the circuit board to thermally couple the semiconductor module to the heat dissipator, which may be a heat spreader, heat sink, cooling fan, or heat pipe.
Abstract:
An exemplary electronic device includes a circuit board defining apertures therein, an electronic component arranged on the circuit board and surrounded by the apertures, a heat spreader arranged on the electronic component, and a latching mechanism fixing the heat spreader to the electronic component. The latching mechanism includes latching arms extending outwards from the heat spreader and elastic poles. Each latching arm defines a latching hole aligned with one of the apertures of the circuit board. The poles respectively extend through the apertures and the latching holes in turn. Each pole includes a main body engaged in the corresponding latching hole and a head resiliently abutting against the latching arm.
Abstract:
According to various aspects of the present disclosure, an apparatus is disclosed that includes a small form factor mobile platform including a system-on-package architecture, the system-on-package architecture arranged as a stack of layers including a first layer having a first conformable material; a second layer having a second conformable material; one or more electronic components embedded within the stack of layers; and a vertical filtering structure arranged periodically between the one or more electronic components, wherein the first conformable material, the second conformable material, or both are configured to allow high frequency signal routing.
Abstract:
A circuit substrate has one or more active components and a plurality of passive circuit elements on a first surface. An active semiconductor device has a substrate with layers of material and a plurality of terminals. The active semiconductor device is flip-chip mounted on the circuit substrate and at least one of the terminals of the device is electrically connected to an active component on the circuit substrate. The active components on the substrate and the flip-chip mounted active semiconductor device, in combination with passive circuit elements, form preamplifiers and an output amplifier respectively. In a power switching configuration, the circuit substrate has logic control circuits on a first surface. A semiconductor transistor flip-chip mounted on the circuit substrate is electrically connected to the control circuits on the first surface to thereby control the on and off switching of the flip-chip mounted device.
Abstract:
The system includes a circuit board, a semiconductor module, a heat dissipator, and at least one thermal via. The circuit board has substantially flat opposing first and second sides. The semiconductor module includes multiple semiconductor devices. The semiconductor module is oriented substantially parallel to the circuit board near the first side, while the heat dissipator is disposed near the second side. The thermal via extends through the circuit board to thermally couple the semiconductor module to the heat dissipator, which may be a heat spreader, heat sink, cooling fan, or heat pipe.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth an electronic assembly, which comprises a printed circuit board having at least one opening, an electronic component mounted on a first side of the printed circuit board, and a thermal dissipation structure including at least one heat sink having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a first region coupled with a surface of the electronic component, and one or more second region provided with at least a heat dissipating member that is exposed through the opening on a second side of the printed circuit board.
Abstract:
An apparatus including a first die mounted on a primary side of an electronic package and a second die mounted on a secondary side of the electronic package between the electronic package and a printed circuit board. The apparatus further comprising a thermal component thermally connected to the second die and mounted on the printed circuit board, the thermal component comprising a set of pins extending from a heat sink through a set of through-holes in the printed circuit board. A method including positioning a set of thermal connectors through a printed circuit board, the thermal connectors extending from a primary side of the printed circuit board to a secondary side of the printed circuit board opposite the primary side. The method further including thermally connecting the thermal connectors to a die positioned between an electronic package and the primary side of the printed circuit board to transfer heat from the die to the secondary side of the printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a module board mounting thereon an electric component and including a plug at an edge of the module board, and a mount board including thereon a socket adapted to said plug on a surface portion of the mount board for mounting thereon the module board via said plug, wherein the mount board includes therein a heat radiation layer in contact with a bottom surface of the socket, wherein the socket comprises a heat radiation guide plate in contact with a side surface of the socket.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing thermal dissipation from a PC card is disclosed. For one embodiment of the invention, an extension portion, having a heat sink implemented thereon, is provided for a PC card. The extension portion extends beyond the PC card slot allowing thermal dissipation from the card due to air flow over the heat sink. For one embodiment of the invention, heat producing components of the PC card are identified and a thermally conductive path is provided from the components to the extension portion of the PC card.