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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Shurong Tian, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Todd E. Takken, Brewster, NY (US);
Liam McAuliffe, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A single device having both thermal and alignment features is provided to mechanically align and more efficiently cool multiple heat generating components. The device includes one or more thermal structures and assembly alignment features, in which the one or more thermal structures make thermal contact with a plurality of heat generating components. The assembly alignment features control the positions of the heat generating components during assembly of the heat generating components onto a common substrate.