Patent ID: 7085134

Claim:
A system comprising: a heat sink having: a heat sink base, wherein the heat sink base has a planar shape; a plurality of graduated length fins, wherein fins of a greater length are oriented against a center of the heat sink base, and wherein fins of a lesser length are oriented against a periphery of the heat sink base, and wherein the fins are all oriented in parallel to one another, and wherein the fins are all attached to and are oriented perpendicular to a top planar surface of the heat sink base; and a plurality of heat sink fans, wherein a first heat sink fan is oriented against a first group of the graduated length fins, and wherein a second heat sink fan is oriented against a second group of the graduated length fins, and wherein the orientation of the first and second heat sink fans cause a greater amount of air from the heat sink fans to impinge against all fins having the greater length and a lesser amount of air from the heat sink fans to impinge against the fins having the lesser length, and wherein air from the heat sink fans impinges against and is directed towards sides of the plurality of graduated length fins from a direction that is non-parallel with the fins.