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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1997
Chia-Pin Chiu, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gregory Turturro, Chandler, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An electrical cartridge of the present invention includes a spring that pushes an integrated circuit package into a thermal plate. The integrated circuit package and substrate are attached to a substrate such as a printed circuit board. A cover may be attached to an opposite side of the substrate. There is typically a space between the integrated circuit package and the thermal plate that is filled with a thermal grease. The spring is located between the cover and the substrate in a manner which deflects the spring and exerts a force on the substrate. The spring force pushes the substrate and the integrated circuit package into the thermal plate. The spring may be designed to always provide a sufficient force to ensure a minimum space between the integrated circuit package and the thermal plate for assemblies produced in a mass production process.