Patent ID: 7080989
Filing Date: 2006-07-25
Classification: G06F,H01L

Abstract:
1. An assembly for a computer system, the assembly being mountable on a circuit board of the computer system and comprising: a base portion for engaging with an electronic component mounted on the circuit board; a spring formed of memory metal, the spring being operable to urge the base portion against the electronic component to urge the electronic component towards the circuit board, wherein the spring is configured to provide a greater spring force for urging the base portion against the electronic component when the spring is above a predetermined temperature than when it is below said predetermined temperatures, a strut mountable to the circuit board, the strut comprising an electrically conductive portion extending over at least part of the length of the strut; one end of the spring being coupled to strut, the spring being disposed around the strut; and a circuit configured to pass a current through the electrically conductive portion of the strut for heating the spring above the predetermined temperature.