Patent ID: 8897016
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: B23P,F28F,G06F,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A low profile heat removal assembly, comprising: an integrated circuit coupled with a surface of a printed circuit board (PCB), the integrated circuit extending a first distance from the surface of the PCB; a slug that conducts heat from the integrated circuit to a heat pipe in thermal contact with a heat sink; and a stage mechanically coupled with the PCB and configured to apply a force to the integrated circuit by way of the slug, wherein at least a portion of the heat pipe is disposed within a region bound laterally by a periphery of the slug, wherein the region begins at the surface of the PCB and extends the first distance away from the surface of the PCB, and wherein the heat pipe is displaced laterally to one side of the integrated circuit.