Patent ID: 8730670

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a motherboard; a plurality of sockets electrically connected to the motherboard; a plurality of memory modules mounted in the plurality of sockets; and a duct encompassing the plurality of memory modules, wherein each of the plurality of memory modules comprises: a first printed circuit board (PCB) having a first side and a second side, a first set of electronic components disposed on the first side of the first PCB, a first thermal interface material (TIM) thermally coupled to the first set of electronic components, a first heat spreader plate thermally coupled to the first TIM and adapted to dissipate thermal heat generated by the first set of electronic components, a second set of electronic components disposed on the second side of the first PCB, a second TIM thermally coupled to the second set of electronic components, and a second heat spreader plate thermally coupled to the second TIM and adapted to dissipate thermal heat generated by the second set of electronic components.