Patent ID: 6064575
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A circuit module comprising:a first printed wiring board having a component side and a connection side, said first printed wiring board further having opposing side edges and a connection edge between said opposing side edges;heat sink ribs each having a first surface and a second surface, said first surface of each of said heat sink ribs being mounted along said opposing side edges of said first printed wiring board outside a component mounting area on said component side of said first printed wiring board;a second board having opposing side edges, said opposing side edges of said second board being mounted along said second surface of each of said heat sink ribs such that said opposing side edges of said first printed wiring board and said opposing side edges of said second board are mounted to said opposing heat sink ribs at said first and second surfaces thereof, and such that a clearance is provided between said second board and said component side of said first printed wiring board so that components can be mounted on said component side therebetween.