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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1999
Jeffrey L. Bream, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Stephen A. Ferranti, Rowlett, TX (US);
Madhu Ganesa-Pillai, Dallas, TX (US);
Leon Klafter, Allen, TX (US);
Alan M. Lyons, New Providence, NJ (US);
John Paul Mello, Dallas, TX (US);
Steven J. Vargo, Midlothian, TX (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a heatsink for use with a heat-generating electrical component. The heatsink comprises a spine having opposing sides, cooling fins extending from the spine, and a dielectric layer adhered to at least one of the opposing sides. The dielectric layer has a thermal conductivity of at least about 1 W/m° C. The heatsink may further comprise a metal layer adhered to the dielectric layer. The metal layer provides a surface to which an electric component can be adhered. The heatsink can further include a heat-generating component adhered to the metal layer. In another aspect, the heat-generating component is a surface-mount electrical component adhered to the metal layer with solder.