Intel Corporation

Mark Edward Thurston

Yoke Dou Chung

Daryl James Nelson

Michael L Rutigliano

Michael R Stark

Lee Topic

Hong Xie

An electronic cartridge that includes a pair of spring clips which attach a thermal element to an integrated circuit or an integrated circuit package. The integrated circuit/package is mounted to a substrate. The substrate may be a printed circuit board. The cartridge may have a plurality of pins that extend from the thermal element and through the substrate. Each spring clip may have a pair of bent portions that are attached to the pins of the thermal element. The spring clip exerts a pull force that pulls the thermal element into the integrated circuit/package. The bent ports can be deflected so that at least a minimum pull force is always exerted onto the thermal element even with dimensional variations in the parts of the cartridge. The bent portions can therefore accommodate for tolerances in the cartridge while clamping the thermal element to the integrated circuit/package.

Dual spring clip attachment mechanism for controlled pressure interface thermal solution on processor cartridges

Dual spring clip attachment mechanism for controlled pressure interface

An apparatus for removing heat from the top surface of an electronic package. In one embodiment, an electronic package is attached to the top-side of a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has a first set of through holes positioned symmetrically about the electronic package. A heat sink is placed in thermal contact with the top surface of the electronic package. The heat sink has a second set of through holes that correspond and are align with the first set of through holes. Posts having a first end portion and a second end portion are positioned within the first and second set of through holes such that the first end portions are in abutting engagement with the top surface of the heat sink, and the second end portions protrude from the bottom-side of the printed circuit board. The heat sink is held in place by a spring clip. The spring clip includes a substantially flat cross member and a pair of legs extending outward from either side of the cross member. Each of the legs terminate at a flange section. The flange section of each leg has an opening for receiving the second end portion of a post. Attachment of the heat sink to the electronic package is accomplished by positioning the spring clip over the bottom-side of the printed circuit board such that the cross member is positioned substantially centered in one direction with respect to the electronic package mounted on the top-side surface of the board. Once the spring clip is properly positioned, the spring clip legs are compressed such that the second end portions of the post are disposed and secured within the flange openings of the clip.

Apparatus for attaching a heat sink to a PCB mounted semiconductor

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Tokyo, Japan

Mark Edward Thurston