Patent ID: 8541875

Claim:
A circuit element, comprising: a semiconductor package having opposing first and second sides; a heat exchanger plate having opposing first and second sides, the first side of the semiconductor package connected to the first side of the heat exchanger plate at a base of the heat exchanger plate, the heat exchanger plate having a wing not connected to the semiconductor package, the wing integrally formed with the base of the heat exchanger plate and extending from the base beyond a first edge of the semiconductor package; the base of the heat exchanger plate in thermal communication with the semiconductor package such that heat generated in the semiconductor package flows out through the first side of the semiconductor package into the base of the heat exchanger plate; the wing of the heat exchanger plate in thermal communication with the base of the heat exchanger plate such that heat in the base flows into the wing; and a cooling element connected to the first side of the heat exchanger plate at the wing of the heat exchanger plate, the cooling element in thermal communication with the wing of the heat exchanger plate such that heat in the wing flows into the cooling element.