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Heat sink mounting assembly for surface mount electronic device packages

US5930114A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 1997
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mounting assembly for thermally coupling a heat sink to a surface mounted heat generating electronic device package. The mounting assembly essentially comprises a heat generating device package, a mounting attachment, and a heat sink. The mounting attachment and heat generating device package are surface mounted to a PCB or other substrate in mutual thermal communication with a thermal pad on the substrate. The mounting attachment is adapted to facilitate the effective dissipation of heat from surface mounted heat generating electronic device packages while allowing for the post-manufacture installation and exchange of heat sinks.

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