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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sergiu Radu, Fremont, CA (US);
Thomas Elisha James Stewart, Saratoga, CA (US);
Peter Cuong Dac Ta, Hayward, CA (US);
Vernon P. Bollesen, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 9/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for containing electromagnetic interference (EMI). The apparatus includes an enclosure for an EMI producing component. The enclosure has a set of springable tabs extending from a top edge of the enclosure and a set of pins extending from a bottom edge of the enclosure. The pins are placed through a grounding ring and a printed circuit board to align and ground the enclosure. The tabs contact a heatsink disposed over the enclosure.