Patent ID: 8564956
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: H01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) having a metal layer disposed on a first surface of the PCB; a core having a core first surface and a core second surface; a backplane having a backplane first surface and a backplane second surface, the backplane first surface abutting the core first surface; a pad defined by a portion of the metal layer; a heat slug having a heat slug first surface and a heat slug second surface, the heat slug second surface secured to the pad; an electronics package disposed against the heat slug first surface to conduct heat away from the electronics package to the backplane; and means for conducting heat from the electronics package, the heat slug and the pad, wherein the means for conducting heat remains electronically isolated from the core, wherein the means for conducting passes through the core, the heat slug and the backplane and wherein the means for conducting is in electrical communication with the electronics package.