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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2018
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Matthew Gawlowski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard Hibbs, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ernie Thurlow, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tiong Khai Song, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Robert Wilcox, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A backing plate is provided. The backing plate is configurable to attach with at least one fastener to a heatsink with the heatsink on a first face of a printed circuit board and in thermal contact with a surface of a component mounted to the first face of the printed circuit board and the backing plate on a second, opposed face of the printed circuit board and in thermal contact with the second face of the printed circuit board. The backing plate has a plurality of fins and configurable to act as a further heatsink for the component and remove heat from the component through a solid portion of the printed circuit board.