Patent ID: 8921989

Claim:
A power electronics module comprising: a power electronics device comprising a first surface, a second surface opposite from the first surface, a first edge, and a second edge opposite the first edge, the power electronics device having a device length measured from the first edge to the second edge; a first solder layer adjacent to the first surface of the power electronics device; a second solder layer adjacent to the second surface of the power electronics device, wherein the first solder layer and the second solder layer have a maximum thickness T along a length that is less than the device length of the power electronics device; a first thermally conductive layer adjacent to the first solder layer, wherein the first solder layer thermally couples the first thermally conductive layer to the first surface of the power electronics device; a second thermally conductive layer adjacent to the second solder layer, wherein the second solder layer thermally couples the second thermally conductive layer to the second surface of the power electronics device; and a thermally conductive sealing material, wherein: the thermally conductive sealing material contacts a portion of the first surface of the power electronics device and a portion of the second surface of the power electronics device; and the thermally conductive sealing material contacts the first solder layer, the second solder layer, the first thermally conductive layer, and the second thermally conductive layer.