Patent ID: 8482120
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G06F,H01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A Multi-configuration GPU (graphics processor unit) device for coupling to a printed circuit board comprising: a substrate having a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the substrate is configured for mounting a number of memory components in the first configuration, and mounting a GPU in the second configuration; a common interface built into the substrate for coupling to a PCB (printed circuit board) interface of a printed circuit board, wherein the common interface is configured to provide a standardized interconnection to the PCB interface for both the first configuration and the second configuration; a heat spreader coupled to the memory components to conduct heat from the memory components independent of heat from the GPU; and wherein the GPU is mounted on the substrate in a flip chip configuration on a side of the substrate opposite the memory components, and wherein the GPU includes a heat conduction surface configured for attaching to a heat sink, wherein the heat sink is configured to protrude through an opening of the printed circuit board and conduct heat from the GPU through the opening to a side of the printed circuit board opposite the GPU device, and wherein the memory components are surface mounted on the substrate and do not overlap with the GPU.