Patent ID: 6487079
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A fixing member for fixing a heat sink having first and second opposing faces to an integrated circuit package having an outer periphery, the integrated circuit having an outer periphery at least partially surrounded by a guide member, the fixing member comprising:a first portion adapted to contact the first face of the heat sink such that the second face of the heat sink is in contact with the integrated circuit package when the heat sink is mounted on the integrated circuit package, the first portion having a curved face for contacting the first face of the heat sink and biasing the heat sink toward the integrated circuit package; and a second portion extending away from the first portion, the second portion being adapted to be removably fixed to the guide member, the second portion having a resiliently deformable pawl that fits within an arresting portion of the guide member; wherein the fixing member is formed of a resilient material and contacts only a peripheral portion of the first face of the heat sink.