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EMI reduction device and assembly

US6385048B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 2001
Grant dateMay 7, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K9/002
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An EMI reduction device is interposed between a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly and a heat sink. The PCB assembly includes a processor core that is the source of unintentional electromagnetic interference (EMI). The EMI reduction device contacts a heat sink which is positioned over the processor core such that it capacitively couples emissions from the processor core to a grounding plane resident in the PCB assembly, thereby reducing the unintentional EMI. Simultaneously, the EMI reduction device is able to maintain thermal contact with the heat sink.

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