Patent ID: 6600652
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A retention module, comprising:a socket connected to a package; a first independent retention arm coupled to a first side of the socket; a second independent retention arm coupled to a second side of the socket, wherein the first independent retention arm and the second independent retention arm do not contact each other, and wherein when the retention module is actively securing a heat sink to the package, the first independent retention arm and the second independent retention arm are substantially perpendicular to the plane at which the socket is connected to the package; a first independent clamping bar coupled to the first independent retention arm, wherein the first independent clamping bar actively secures the heat sink to the package by clamping a first top edge of the heat sink at a location where the top edge of the heat sink meets a first sidewall of the heat sink; and a second independent clamping bar coupled to the second independent retention arm, wherein the second independent clamping bar actively secures the heat sink to the package by clamping a second top edge of the heat sink at a location where the top edge of the heat sink meets a second sidewall of the heat sink, and the first independent clamping bar and the second independent clamping bar do not contact each other.