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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Douglas J. Hines, Endicott, NY (US);
Eugene J. Urda, Binghamton, NY (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A circuit card assembly includes a host card having connector assemblies and a conduction-cooling path. A first and second mezzanine card each having electronic circuitry defining a component field is mounted to the conduction-cooling path of the host card and connected to the connector assemblies. A third mezzanine card is mounted to the host card and over at least a portion of the component field of the first and second mezzanine cards. A cooling path is provided between the third mezzanine card and the host card and mechanical interference is prevented between the third mezzanine card and the component field due to the profile of the conduction-cooling path. The conduction-cooling path may also be located on the third mezzanine card or on both the host card and the third mezzanine card. The third mezzanine card is connected to the connector assemblies outside of the connector area of the other mezzanine cards.