Patent ID: 9576878
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: dispensing a thermal interface material (TIM) on an electronic assembly comprising a laminate; placing an adhesive about a periphery of the laminate; removing volatile species of the TIM, prior to lid placement on the electronic assembly; placing the lid directly on the TIM, over the electronic assembly; and attaching the lid onto the laminate of the electronic assembly by the adhesive, wherein the removal of the volatile species comprises subjecting the TIM to a predetermined temperature, in an oven, for a predetermined time period, wherein the lid is a heat spreader; wherein the removal of the volatile species comprises subjecting the TIM to a heating process at the predetermined temperature, in the oven, for the predetermined time period; and wherein the heating process is provided with a maximal chemical surface area exposed in forced air convection.