Patent ID: 8847384

Claim:
A power module comprising: a module support comprising: a frame member; a heat spreader surrounded by the frame member, wherein the heat spreader comprises a top surface; and a first electrically conductive rail extending from a surface of a first edge of the frame member, and a second electrically conductive rail extending from a surface of a second edge of the frame member; a high temperature module comprising: a module substrate having a semiconductor surface and a heat transfer surface; a semiconductor device thermally and/or electrically coupled to the semiconductor surface of the module substrate; and a first external connector electrically coupled to the semiconductor device, and a second external connector electrically coupled to the semiconductor device, wherein: the first and second electrically conductive rails are disposed within a through-hole of the first and second external connectors, respectively, such that the first external connector is electrically coupled to the first electrically conductive rail and the second external connector is electrically coupled to the second electrically conductive rail; and the heat transfer surface of the module substrate contacts the top surface of the heat spreader; and a module cap comprising a body portion, a plurality of posts extending from the body portion, a first opening, and a second opening, wherein: the first and second electrically conductive rails are disposed within the first and second openings of the module cap; and the plurality of posts press against at least the first external connector, the second external connector, and the module substrate such that the heat transfer surface of the high temperature module is thermally coupled to the heat spreader.