Patent ID: 7106588
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An electronic assembly, comprising: a substrate; an electronic device having a first, second and third surface, said electronic device supported by said substrate; a heat pipe having a first and second segment, said first segment thermally coupled with said first surface of said electronic device; a thermal transient suppression material thermally coupled with said first segment of said heat pipe and at least said second surface of said electronic device, said material having a component capable of absorbing thermal energy by phase change from a solid to a liquid and said material being self contained, wherein said thermal transient suppression material includes sufficient thermal capacity for receiving transient thermal energy produced by said electronic device, and said heat pipe includes sufficient thermal capacity for receiving non-transient thermal energy produced by said electronic device and thermal energy received by said thermal transient suppression material; a heat dissipation device thermally coupled with said second portion of said heat pipe, wherein said heat dissipation device comprises a heat sink having cooling fins, and said heat sink comprises a first case portion; and an elastomeric spring compressed between said first case portion and said first segment of said heat pipe, thereby maintaining said first portion of said heat pipe in thermal contact with said first surface of said electronic device.