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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph L Horvath, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 81 ; 357 82 ; 357 79 ;
Abstract
A thermal bridge element for use in a semiconductor package to conduct heat from a semiconductor device to a cold plate or cover positioned in close proximity to the bridge element has an axially compressible spring member with a bulged central portion, a first flat plate member adapted to be placed in contact with the device, a second flat plate member adapted to be disposed in contact with the cold plate or cover, and a means to maintain the spring member, the first plate member and the second plate member in operative engagement.