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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
May. 17, 2011
Applicants:
David S. Slaton, Huntsville, AL (US);
David Mcdonald, Huntsville, AL (US);
Jerry L. Wright, Huntsville, AL (US);
Inventors:
David S. Slaton, Huntsville, AL (US);
David McDonald, Huntsville, AL (US);
Jerry L. Wright, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printed circuit board assembly is provided. The assembly includes a chassis, a heatframe coupled to the chassis, a printed circuit board (PCB), a thermal interface material (TIM) coupled between the PCB and the heatframe, and at least one thermal via extending through the PCB and coupled to the TIM, wherein the assembly is configured to transfer heat from the PCB to the chassis through the TIM and the at least one thermal via.