Patent · US Expired

Heat sink detection

US7336485B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References
19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2005
Grant dateFeb 26, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 28, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/206
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a printed circuit board assembly comprises a heat sink having an electrically conductive mounting support and a printed circuit board including detection circuitry to detect an electrical connection between the electrically conductive mounting support and an electrically conductive receiver on the printed circuit board.

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