Patent ID: 7486519

Claim:
A system for cooling a heat-generating electronic device, the system consisting essentially of: a printed circuit board having a first plurality of ventilation holes and configured to be coupled to a first side of the heat-generating electronic device; and a fan assembly that includes: a fan having a top side and a bottom side, and a bottom plate having a first side, a second side and a second plurality of ventilation holes, wherein the first side of the bottom plate is coupled to the bottom side of the fan, the second side of the bottom plate is coupled to a second side of the heat-generating electronic device to create a gap between the bottom plate and the printed circuit board, and each of the second plurality of ventilation holes corresponds to a different one of the holes in the first plurality of ventilation holes in location and configuration to allow air to enter the bottom side of the fan through both the first and second pluralities of ventilation holes.