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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2003
Darvin R. Edwards, Garland, TX (US);
Darvin R. Edwards, Garland, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A self-leveling heat sink includes a spring-arm device having at least one aperture and at least one spring-arm is coupled to a substrate. The substrate has at least one package mounted thereon, so that when the spring-arm device is mounted to the substrate the at least one package passes through the at least one aperture. A heat sink operable to remove heat from the at least one package has at least one heat sink post operable to receive a heat sink clip located at the distal end of each of the at least one spring-arms. Each of the at least one spring-arms extending from an inside edge of the at least one aperture and operable to couple the heat sink to the at least one package.