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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Bidyut K. Sen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Scott Kirkman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Vadim Gektin, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bidyut K. Sen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Scott Kirkman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Vadim Gektin, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A heat spreader apparatus for cooling an electronic component and method of attachment. The heat spreader comprises a flexible wall that partially conforms to a non-matching mating surface of the component when pressure is applied to the surface of the flexible wall that is opposite the component. The pressure may be maintained against the flexible wall during use, or released once the flexible wall is maintained in its conforming location by an adhesive.