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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2019
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Mitchell O'Leary, Ottawa, CA;
Victor Aldea, Ottawa, CA;
Kamran Rahmani, Kanata, CA;
Trevor Meunier, Kemptville, CA;
Peter Ajersch, Ottawa, CA;
Terence Graham, Manotick, CA;
Marc Leclair, Gatineau, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A module for use in a hardware platform for networking, computing, and/or storage includes a printed circuit board assembly having a primary side and a secondary side, wherein the primary side includes more physical space, in a vertical direction extending out from the printed circuit board assembly, than the secondary side; electrical and/or optical components disposed on the primary side of the printed circuit board assembly; and a secondary side heatsink located on and extending from the secondary side, wherein the secondary side heatsink is disposed to one of i) an electrical and/or optical component disposed on the secondary side, and ii) an optical component disposed on the primary side, for thermal management.