Patent ID: 7443025

Claim:
An electronic system comprising: a first group of power-dissipating components mounted to a top side of a circuit board; and a second group of power-dissipating components mounted to a bottom side of said circuit board, wherein said first group of power-dissipating components are arranged in a first group of rows or columns, wherein a first distance between neighboring rows or columns in said first group of rows or columns is determined in accordance with a thermal behavior of each of said first group of power-dissipating components, wherein said second group of power-dissipating components are arranged in a second group of rows or columns, wherein a second distance between neighboring rows or columns in said second group of rows or columns is determined in accordance with a thermal behavior of each of said second group of power-dissipating components, and wherein a third distance between said first group of rows or columns and said second group of rows or columns is determined in accordance with said thermal behavior of each of said first group of power-dissipating components and said thermal behavior of each of said second group of power-dissipating components.