Patent ID: 8139355
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: G06F,H01L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cooling a memory module, comprising: a memory module connector having a socket for releasably receiving a terminal edge of a memory module; a metallic base secured to the memory module connector; a plurality of heatsink fins coupled to the base; a pair of heat spreaders secured to the base on opposing sides of the memory module socket, each heat spreader including a memory module-engagement portion, spaced from the base, the heat spreaders nondestructively moveable between an open position spaced apart for receiving the memory module between the heat spreaders and a closed position for thermally engaging opposing faces of the memory module with the memory module-engagement portions, the heat spreaders providing a continuous thermally-conductive pathway between the memory module-engagement portion and the base; and a latch for releasably retaining the heat spreaders in the closed position.