Patent ID: 7304381

Claim:
An integrated circuit package comprising: a substrate that includes a top side and a bottom side; a die mounted to the top side of the substrate; a heat spreader thermally coupled to the die; a standoff that includes an upper surface which engages the heat spreader and a lower surface that is adhered to the top side of the substrate, the standoff including an opening that extends into the standoff from the upper surface of the standoff and a cavity that extends into the standoff from the lower surface of the standoff, the cavity being wider than the opening in the standoff and aligned with the opening in the standoff; and a fastener that secures the standoff to the heat spreader, the fastener including a first portion the extends through the opening in the standoff and a second portion that fits within the cavity in the standoff but is unable to fit within the opening in the standoff.