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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2008
Applicant:
Ludger Mimberg, Baesweiler, DE;
Inventor:
Ludger Mimberg, Baesweiler, DE;
Assignee:
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F28F 7/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/495 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method are provided for directly coupling a chassis and a heat sink. A circuit board is provided with at least one processor mounted thereon. Additionally, a heat sink is provided, the heat sink being mechanically coupled to at least one of the circuit board and the processor for providing thermal communication between the heat sink and the circuit board. Furthermore, a mount is provided, the mount being coupled to the heat sink for providing a direct mechanical coupling with a chassis.