Patent ID: 7800904

Claim:
A heat sink comprising: (a) a substantially planar, thermally-conductive layer having an indented top surface and a finless bottom surface, said indented top surface having a plurality of integral, co-planar heat transfer segments which extend towards all of peripheral edges of the indented top surface, each of the heat transfer segments extend from a central portion of the indented top surface to a peripheral edge of the all of peripheral edges, and adjacent heat transfer segments each define a recess of a plurality of recesses, the plurality of recesses extending to the all of peripheral edges of the indented top surface; and (b) one or more thermally-conductive elements that extend outwardly from the indented top surface, an elements top surface of the one or more thermally-conductive elements positioned opposite one or more heat-generating circuit components, and the one or more thermally-conductive elements provide for thermal communication with one or more heat-generating circuit components for the transfer of a heat load from the one or more heat-generating circuit components, through the one or more thermally-conductive elements, the indented top surface, and to the finless bottom surface.