Patent ID: 7187076

Claim:
A connector assembly for providing a thermal and an electrical interconnection between a first circuit element and a second circuit element, the connector assembly comprising: an interposer having a first side for contacting the first circuit element and a second side for contacting the second circuit element; at least one electrically conductive interconnector disposed within the interposer, the at least one electrically conductive interconnector adapted to provide an electrical interconnection between the first circuit element and the second circuit element; a single thermally conductive member extending from the first side of the interposer to the second side of the interposer, the single thermally conductive member having a first surface exposed from the first side of the interposer for contact with the first circuit element and a second surface exposed from the second side of the interposer for contact with the second element, and the single thermally conductive member adapted to provide a conductive thermal interconnection between the first circuit element and the second circuit element; and wherein the single thermally conductive member is arranged in a ring-type configuration to form a border around the interposer.