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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Theron L. Lewis, Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy P. Younger, Rochester, MN (US);
David J. Braun, St. Charles, MN (US);
James D. Bielick, Pine Island, MN (US);
Jennifer Bennett, Rochester, MN (US);
Stephen M. Hugo, Stewartville, MN (US);
John R. Dangler, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for grounding a heat sink utilizing shape-memory alloy includes a printed circuit board, a logic chip, a heat sink, and a first grounding member, wherein the first grounding member is a shape-memory alloy. The apparatus further includes the logic chip electrically coupled to the printed circuit board and the heat sink disposed on a top surface of the logic chip. The apparatus further includes a first end of the first grounding member electrically coupled to the heat sink, wherein a second end of the grounding first member is disposed on a first ground land of the printed circuit board.