Patent ID: 11937403
Assignee: LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a heatsink including a plurality of fins configured to be disposed in an air flow; and
a plurality of heat-generating devices in thermal communication with the heatsink and disposed along a direction of the air flow,
the heatsink configured to provide a heat dissipation that varies along a length of the heatsink in the direction of the air flow,
at least one fin, of the plurality of fins, having a first surface area in a first cross-section of the heatsink, and a second surface area in a second cross-section of the heatsink,
the plurality of heat-generating devices being attached to a base of the heatsink on a side of the heatsink opposite the plurality of fins,
a first set of heat-generating devices, of the plurality of heat-generating devices, are attached opposite a portion of the at least one fin that has the first surface area, and
a second set of heat-generating devices, of the plurality of heat-generating devices, are attached opposite another portion of the at least one fin that has the second surface area.