Patent ID: 7277282

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: an integrated circuit (IC) package; a heat sink having a base and a plurality of fins extending from the base; a plurality of heat pipes, each heat pipe having a first end and a second end, the first ends of the heat pipes thermally coupled to the IC package, the second ends of the heat pipes thermally coupled to the base of the heat sink to transfer heat from the IC package to the heat sink; and a second plurality of fins mounted on said heat pipes, said fins of said second plurality of fins being substantially parallel to each other and being oriented transversely relative to a length of said heat pipes; wherein: said length of said heat pipes is oriented transversely relative to said fins of said second plurality of fins; said length of said heat pipes passes through each of said fins of said second plurality of fins; and said fins of said second plurality of fins are thermally coupled to said IC package only by said heat pipes.