Patent ID: 8422234

Claim:
A device for electromagnetic shielding and for dissipating heat released by an electronic component, said component comprising a package designed to be fixedly joined to a first face of a printed circuit, called a rear face, by a heat sink, said heat sink going through the rear face of the printed circuit and emerging on a second face of the printed circuit, called a front face, wherein said device comprises: a metal or metalized structure mounted on the front face of the printed circuit and defining an electromagnetic shielding enclosure, said metal or metalized structure comprising a first aperture for discharging heat and extending appreciably so as to be facing said heat sink; and at least one thermal connector, a first end of which is fixedly joined to said metal or metalized structure and a second end of which is fixedly joined to at least one of said heat sink or the front face of the printed circuit in a vicinity of said heat sink.