Patent ID: 6778390
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
An apparatus for cooling electronic components, said apparatus comprising:a heat sink bottom adapted for attachment to a primary electronic component; a fan mounted on a first portion of said heat sink bottom; a first plurality of heat sink fins disposed in a second portion of said heat sink bottom, said first plurality of heat sink fins shaped and positioned to form a first plurality of passages for ducting air from said fan to a first outlet region proximate a first edge of said heat sink bottom; and a second plurality of heat sink fins arranged in a third portion of said heat sink bottom, said second plurality of heat sink fins shaped and positioned to form a second plurality of passages for ducting air from said fan to a second outlet region proximate a second edge of said heat sink bottom; wherein said fan, said first plurality of heat sink fins, and said second plurality of heat sink fins are operative to cool said primary electronic component and said first plurality of passages and said second plurality of passages are sized, shaped, and oriented to match a flow of air to each of a first plurality of secondary electronic components disposed adjacent said first edge and a second plurality of secondary electronic components adjacent said second edge.