Patent ID: 7319591

Claim:
A thermally conductive structure comprising: a thermally conductive plate adapted to be connected to a heat generating structure by a thermally conductive adhesive, wherein said heat generating structure bends in response to varying temperatures, wherein said plate is adapted to bend in response to said varying temperatures in a similar manner as said heat generating structure such that a curvature of said plate matches a curvature of said heat generating structure, wherein said plate comprises a multi-layer structure comprising: a first conductive layer, having a first coefficient of thermal expansion, comprises said bonding surface and a second surface; and, a second conductive layer, having a second coefficient of thermal expansion, bonded onto said second surface of said first conductive layer, and wherein said second coefficient of thermal expansion is less than said first coefficient of thermal expansion such that in response to said varying temperatures said multi-layer structure bends; and at least one additional conductive layer bonded between said first conductive layer and said second conductive layer, wherein said additional conductive layer has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion relative to said first conductive layer and said second conductive layer and thereby lowers a thermal resistance between said first conductive layer and said second conductive layer.