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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Ballenger, San Jose, CA (US);
David A. Popovich, San Jose, CA (US);
Yida Zou, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
A printed circuit board (PCB) has at least a first surface. A patterned electrically and thermally conductive layer is disposed on the first surface. A surface mount device (SMD) is disposed on an area of the layer and is attached thereto with solder. Heatsink elements, each including at least one flat surface, are placed by a pick and place assembly robot and permanently attached to the area with solder.