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Patent US8081474 - Embossed heat spreader - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsOne embodiment of the present invention sets forth a heat spreader module for dissipating thermal heat generated by electronic components. The assembly comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), electronic components disposed on the PCB, a thermal interface material (TIM) thermally coupled to the electronic...http://www.google.com/patents/US8081474?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8081474 - Embossed heat spreaderAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8081474 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/203,100Publication dateDec 20, 2011Filing dateSep 2, 2008Priority dateDec 18, 2007Also published asUS8705240, US8730670Publication number12203100, 203100, US 8081474 B1, US 8081474B1, US-B1-8081474, US8081474 B1, US8081474B1InventorsWael O. Zohni, William L. Schmidt, Michael John Sebastian Smith, Jeremy Matthew PlunkettOriginal AssigneeGoogle Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (109), Non-Patent Citations (140), Referenced by (11), Classifications (15), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEmbossed heat spreader
Embodiments of the present invention relate to design of a heat spreader (also commonly referred to as a �heat sink�) for memory modules. They may also be applied more generally to electronic sub-assemblies that are commonly referred to as add-in cards, daughtercards, daughterboards, or blades. These are sub-components that are attached to a larger system by a set of sockets or connectors and mechanical support components collectively referred to as a motherboard, backplane, or card cage. Note that many of these terms are sometimes hyphenated in common usage, i.e. daughter-card instead of daughtercard. The common characteristic linking these different terms is that the part of the system they describe is optional, i.e. may or may not be present in the system when it is operating, and when it is present it may be attached or �populated� in different locations which are functionally identical or nearly so but result in physically different configurations with consequent different flow patterns of the cooling fluid used within the system.
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