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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles D Hood, III, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Damon W Broder, Austin, TX (US);
Eric B Holloway, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell USA, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361818 ; 361710 ; 361719 ; 361816 ; 257707 ; 257719 ; 174 / ; 438122 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for providing heat dissipation and electromagnetic shielding for an integrated circuit, such as a CPU, in a computer system includes a first surface thermally coupling the apparatus to an integrated circuit (IC). The apparatus, including the first surface, is of a material, such as some alloys of beryllium copper, with a yield strength of at least 80,000 pounds per square inch and with a thermal conductivity of at least 220 watts/meter*degree (Kelvin). The material is electrically conductive.