Patent ID: 8274787

Claim:
A thermal interposer for a heat-generating electronic component located on an adapter card plugged into a mother board of a computer, comprising: a substantially planar thermally conducting body configured to be thermally coupled to the electronic component located on the adapter card, the thermally conducting body being oriented substantially perpendicular to the mother board and including, a first region located on a first face of the thermally conducting body, the first region being adapted to be in thermal contact with a surface of the electronic component, a second region located on a second face of the thermally conducting body, the second face being opposite the first face; and a cold plate assembly removably coupled to the thermally conducting body and in thermal contact with the second region of the thermally conducting body, the cold plate assembly including, an inlet adapted to receive a cooling liquid into the cold plate assembly, and an outlet adapted to discharge the cooling liquid from the cold plate assembly.