Patent ID: 11908495
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a base, comprising a mounting surface;
a substrate, fixed to the base;
a data processing component, attached to the substrate;
a pedestal, extending from the mounting surface of the base, interposed between the base and the data processing component, and comprising an interface surface having a first portion and a second portion; and
a thermal interface material, comprising a thermal-interface surface having a first portion and a second portion, interposed between the interface surface of the pedestal and the data processing component, in direct contact with the data processing component along the thermal-interface surface, and in direct contact with the first portion and the second portion of the interface surface of the pedestal,
wherein:
the first portion of the interface surface of the pedestal has a first height, relative to the mounting surface of the base;
the second portion of the interface surface of the pedestal has a second height, relative to the mounting surface of the base and different than the first height;
the first portion of the thermal-interface surface has a first thermal-interface height, relative to the mounting surface of the base; and
the second portion of the thermal interface surface has a second thermal-interface height, relative to the mounting surface of the base and different from the first thermal-interface height.