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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2008
Patrizio Vinciarelli, Boston, MA (US);
Michael B. Lafleur, East Hampstead, NH (US);
Charles I. Mccauley, Andover, MA (US);
Paul V. Starenas, Orlando, FL (US);
Patrizio Vinciarelli, Boston, MA (US);
Michael B. LaFleur, East Hampstead, NH (US);
Charles I. McCauley, Andover, MA (US);
Paul V. Starenas, Orlando, FL (US);
VLT, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Power conversion apparatus can include a circuit board with power conversion circuitry and a package. The package may be formed by encapsulating areas of the circuit board assembly either before or after the interface contacts are attached to the circuit board. A method for encapsulating two sides of a substrate can include providing a mold that fills a larger first cavity to create a sealing force on a smaller second cavity. The encapsulant flows through the first cavity into the second cavity. A thermal extender can include a surface for mounting a heat dissipating power converter and a surface for mating with an external circuit board. Interface conductors may mate with contacts on the heat dissipating power converter and with conductive regions on the external circuit board. A heat sink may be thermally coupled to remove heat generated by the power converter.