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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
John Burke, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Lavrentiev, San Jose, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A socket includes a housing configured to receive a removable Data Storage Device (DSD) and a Thermal Interface Material (TIM). An assembly of the socket is attached to the housing and configured to expand due to heat. In a thermally expanded state, the assembly causes the TIM to come into contact with the removable DSD to draw heat away from the removable DSD. According to another aspect, a retaining strip or assembly is attached to a housing in a configuration such that the retaining strip or assembly expands due to heat to increase a resistance to removal of the removable DSD from the housing when the retaining strip or assembly is in a thermally expanded state.