Patent ID: 7056566

Claim:
A thermal interface positionable at a juncture between an electronic component and a heat sink for facilitating heat transfer from said electronic component to said heat sink comprising: a) a substantially planar substrate consisting essentially of a single layer having first and second surfaces and defining a first continuous peripheral edge, said peripheral edge having a portion thereof extending beyond the juncture between said electronic component and said heat sink; b) a first layer of a heat conductive composition formed substantially about said first surface of said substrate, and a second layer of a heat conductive composition formed substantially about said second surface of said substrate, said first and second layers further being formed upon said portion of said substrate extending beyond said juncture between said electronic component and said heat sink; and c) a layer of adhesive formed upon a portion of a respective one of said layers of heat conductive material, said adhesive layer being localized upon said portion of said peripheral edge defined by said substantially planar substrate extending beyond said juncture between said electronic component and said heat sink, wherein said heat conductive composition comprises 60 to 90% by weight of paraffin and 10 to 40% by weight of graphite.