Patent ID: 8363404
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: G06F,H01L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for implementing loading and heat removal for a hub module assembly comprising: a circuit board; a hub ceramic substrate disposed above said circuit board; a hub chip residing on said hub ceramic substrate; a plurality of optical modules residing on said hub ceramic substrate; a top surface metallurgy (TSM) land grid array (LGA) assembly disposed on said hub ceramic substrate, said TSM LGA assembly including a plurality of LGA sites connecting said hub chip and said plurality of optical modules; a bottom surface metallurgy (BSM) LGA assembly, said TSM LGA assembly including at least one LGA site connecting said hub ceramic substrate to said circuit board; and a heat removal and load assembly including a global heat spreader engaged with said plurality of optical modules removing heat and applying module load at respective ones of said plurality of LGA sites.