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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey J. Sopko, Beaverton, OR (US);
George R. Anderson, Milwaukie, OR (US);
George Hsieh, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
A heat sink assembly includes an electronic device, a heat sink and a clip that compresses the heat sink against the electronic device. A spacer is mounted on the clip to restrain motion of the heat sink relative to the electronic device. A method of securing a heat sink to an electronic device includes compressing the heat sink against the electronic device with a clip, and attaching a spacer to the clip in order to restrain motion.