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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2013
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Vadim Gektin, San Jose, CA (US);
Youlin Jin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method embodiments are provided for a heat sink mounted on a printed circuit board using a back plate with preload. An apparatus comprises a circuit component, a heat sink on a first side of the circuit component a, a back plate having an initial curvature and positioned at a second side of the circuit component opposite to the heat sink, and one or more screws through the back plate and the circuit component and partially through the heat sink. A method further includes placing and flattening a curved back plate on a second side of a circuit board opposite to the first side, and fastening the back plate, the circuit board, and the heat sink together by inserting a plurality of screws through the back plate, the circuit board, and a partial depth on a single side of the heat sink.