Patent ID: 8233280

Claim:
An electronic module comprising: a base comprising an upper insulating layer that does not substantially conduct electricity and a lower heat-dissipating layer both layers spanning across at least six heat-generating electronic components, at least one peripheral fastener at each opposed end of said module, at least one interiorly positioned, non-peripheral fastener between said at least one peripheral fastener at each opposed end of said module, said non-peripheral fastener positioned between said at least six electronic components, wherein a top surface of said upper layer of said base comprises at least six electronic components, and wherein said at least one interiorly positioned fastener is interposed between said at least two peripheral fasteners and said at least six electronic components and directly through said upper layer of said base and at least into or through said lower layer to maintain contacting engagement between said layers by said at least one interiorly positioned fastener to prevent bowing or warping between said layers of said module, said module operating at between 40 to 900 volts said module comprising at least six heat generating modules, at least three modules being coaxial along a longitudinal axis of said module.