Patent ID: 8643172

Claim:
A heat spreader for conducting heat produced by an integrated circuit away from the integrated circuit, the heat spreader comprising: a base portion attachable to a surface of the integrated circuit, wherein the base portion includes at least one channel extending therethrough; and a top portion that is larger than the base portion such that the heat spreader is generally T-shaped, wherein the top portion has a hole proximate a center thereof that extends from a top surface of the top portion to the at least one channel of the base portion, and wherein a perimeter of the top surface of the top portion has a first stepped-down lip and a perimeter of the hole in the top portion includes a second stepped-down lip, wherein both the first and second stepped-down lips include a layer of B-stage epoxy therein, and wherein the at least one channel and the base portion are formed by at least two protrusions that substantially surround the hole.