Patent ID: 7743763

Claim:
A heat conducting assembly comprising: a first body and a second body; a plurality of high conductivity members attached to both the first and second bodies, wherein the high conductivity members are more flexible than the first and second bodies in order to allow for varied thermal expansion of the first and second bodies; and at least one of the following: (1) the plurality of high conductivity members are more flexible in lateral X and Y directions than the first and second bodies in order to produce a low bending stiffness, wherein the lateral X and Y directions extend laterally along the first and second bodies, and the plurality of high conductivity members are more stiff in the Z direction than the first and second bodies, wherein the Z direction extends between the first and second bodies perpendicular to the lateral X and Y directions; and (2) the plurality of high conductivity members vary symmetrically from being largest near a center of the first and second bodies to being smallest at perimeters of the first and second bodies.