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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
John S. Werner, Fishkill, NY (US);
Piyush Kashyap, Highland, NY (US);
Samuel R. Connor, Apex, NC (US);
Yuanchen Hu, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Kevin O'connell, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for providing a safety and EMC compliant heat sink. The apparatus includes a heat sink configured to be attached to an internal power plane of a printed circuit board (PCB). The heat sink includes a plurality of fins extending outward from the heat sink. The apparatus further includes a compliance cage configured to be connected to a ground portion of the PCB, the compliance cage surrounding at least a portion of the heat sink. At least one capacitor plate contacting at least a portion of the compliance cage and extending inwards towards the heat sink and interleaving with the plurality of fins is present. Dielectric spacers are provided to fill a portion of the space between the capacitor plates and the heat sink fins.