Patent ID: 11910573
Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. An electronic assembly comprising:
a Printed Circuit Board (PCB);
an electronic component connected to the PCB;
a device comprising:
a surface comprising an aperture aligned with the electronic component, and
a first support protruding from the surface and a second support protruding from the surface and placed at their free ends on the PCB; and

a thermal interface material (TIM) disposed within the aperture of the device;
wherein the device is formed of a material having greater thermal conductivity than the PCB to cause heat to flow from the electronic component through the TIM to the device and dissipate from the device and the TIM to air or to a shell.