Patent ID: 7759790

Claim:
A system comprising: a semiconductor disposed on a substrate that includes a first plurality of hard stops; a printed circuit board (PCB); and a heat sink assembly comprising: a heat sink, a thermal interface material (TIM) layer, a picture frame support that includes a plurality of openings corresponding to the first plurality of hard stops, a socket, a second plurality of hard stops, and a bolster plate, wherein the bolster plate is disposed on a side of the printed circuit board, the socket is disposed on an opposite side of the printed circuit board, the substrate is disposed in the socket and makes electrical contact with the PCB, the picture frame support is disposed on the substrate by aligning the plurality of openings with the first plurality of hard stops, the picture frame support encloses at least a portion of the semiconductor in a plane of the semiconductor, the TIM layer is disposed on the semiconductor, the heat sink is in thermal contact with the semiconductor, the heat sink is connected to the bolster plate by a plurality of screws threaded through the second plurality of hard stops and mating with the bolster plate, wherein the first and second plurality of hard stops offset a physical load from the heat sink on the semiconductor, and wherein a base piece of the heat sink comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a carbon nanotube material, a sintered composite material, and a diamond material.