Patent ID: 6934152

Claim:
An electronic system, comprising: a housing; a backplane disposed adjacent the housing; and an electronic apparatus configured to install within the housing and connect to the backplane, the electronic apparatus having: a first circuit board assembly which includes a first circuit board defining a first circuit board front side and a first circuit board back side, a first set of connectors mounted to the first circuit board front side of the first circuit board, and a first heat sink disposed over the first circuit board front side of the first circuit board, the first heat sink being configured to provide cooling to the first circuit board assembly; a second circuit board assembly which includes a second circuit board defining a second circuit board front side and a second circuit board back side, a second set of connectors mounted to the second circuit board front side of the second circuit board, and a second heat sink disposed over the second circuit board front side of the second circuit board, the second heat sink being configured to provide cooling to the second circuit board assembly; and a coupling mechanism that couples the first circuit board assembly and the second circuit board assembly together in a substantially parallel manner, the first and second sets of connectors forming a connection interface to concurrently connect the first and second circuit board assemblies to the backplane.