Patent ID: 7251139

Claim:
A standardized peripheral apparatus comprising a board; an integrated circuit coupled to the board; a case, encasing the integrated circuit and the board, having a form factor including a plurality of external dimensions compatible with a Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) standard having a plurality of specifications governing the form factor and the external dimensions; a thermal management arrangement including an outlet vent disposed on an end of a first portion of a top surface of the case to at least facilitate an exhaust of heat convectively emitted from the integrated circuit into an ambient, and a jet actuator coupled to the board to provide an air current to at least facilitate the exhaust of the convectively emitted heat through the outlet vent; an inlet vent disposed on the end of and second portion of the top surface of the case, to facilitate an intake of air from the ambient; and at least one partition disposed inside the case using available space to provide a pluratily of air flow chambers.