Patent classifications
H05K1/021
HEAT SINK FOR A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
A heat dissipating circuit board assembly includes a heat sink having a first wall, a second wall spaced from the first wall, and an end wall extending between the first and second walls. The first wall, the second wall, and the end wall collectively define a cavity. The assembly additionally includes a printed circuit board having a first face and a second face opposite the first face. The printed circuit board is located within the cavity such that the first wall of the heat sink extends over the first face and the second wall of the heat sink extends over the second face to allow heat to be transferred from the printed circuit board to the heat sink. The heat sink is configured to interface with a connector socket when the circuit board is connected to the connector socket for stabilizing the printed circuit board.
THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL (TIM) FILLING STRUCTURE FOR HIGH WARPAGE CHIPS
A Thermal Interface Material (TIM) for chip warpage may be provided. A system may comprise an Integrated Circuit (IC) chip, a Thermal Interface Material (TIM) layer disposed on the IC chip, and a heatsink disposed on the TIM layer. The heatsink may comprise, a plate, a plurality of fins, and at least one TIM storage chamber disposed in the plate between two of the plurality of fins. The at least one TIM storage chamber may be filled with a TIM that is solid at a lower temperature end of a thermal cycle of the IC chip and that is liquid at a higher temperature end of the thermal cycle of the IC chip.
Thermally enhanced semiconductor package with at least one heat extractor and process for making the same
The present disclosure relates to a thermally enhanced package, which includes a carrier, a thinned die over the carrier, a mold compound, and a heat extractor. The thinned die includes a device layer over the carrier and a dielectric layer over the device layer. The mold compound resides over the carrier, surrounds the thinned die, and extends beyond a top surface of the thinned die to define an opening within the mold compound and over the thinned die. The top surface of the thinned die is at a bottom of the opening. At least a portion of the heat extractor is inserted into the opening and in thermal contact with the thinned die. Herein the heat extractor is formed of a metal or an alloy.
System and method for attenuating and/or terminating RF circuit
A high-speed circuit assembly includes a high-speed circuit including at least one waveguide/transmission line, and a radiation absorbing material disposed in contact with or in close proximity with the waveguide/transmission line.
Heatsinks for an image capture device
An image capture device that includes a housing and a heatsink located partially or completely within the housing. The heatsink comprises a planar surface, a printed circuit board in communication with the heatsink, and a sheet conductor that is a graphite sheet connected to the planar surface of the heatsink and in direct contact with the printed circuit board or components of the printed circuit board.
ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT APPARATUS
There is provided an electronic circuit apparatus in which the heat generated at an electronic component can be transferred to a heat spreader efficiently. An electronic circuit apparatus includes a dielectric substrate, an electronic component, a heat spreader, and a conductive via. The conductive via electrically and thermally connects the electronic component and the heat spreader. The conductive via extends from the first surface to at least an interior of the heat spreader and is in surface-contact with the heat spreader.
WIRING SUBSTRATE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC MODULE
A wiring substrate includes: an insulating substrate including a base portion comprising a through hole having a first opening and a second opening, and a frame portion located on the base portion; and a heat dissipator disposed on a side of the base portion that is opposite to the frame portion so as to block the second opening, wherein an inner surface of the through hole faces a side surface of the heat dissipator with a clearance being provided between the inner surface of the through hole and the side surface of the heat dissipator.
Integrated electronic switch and control module for a power tool
An electronic switch and control module for a power tool having an electric motor is provided. The module includes a module housing including a bottom surface, side walls, and an open face, a printed circuit board (PCB) received from the open face of the module housing and securely disposed within the module housing at a distance from the bottom surface of the module housing; power switches mounted on a top surface of the PCB, and heat sinks discretely arranged and each mounted over a respective one of the plurality of power switches and secured to the top surface of the PCB to transfer heat away from the power switch through the open face of the module housing. The module further includes an input unit having conductive tracks disposed on the PCB and an electro-mechanical element engaging the plurality of conductive tracks, the input unit generating a signal for controlling a switching operation of the plurality of power switches, and a controller mounted on the PCB configured to control the switching operation of the power switches based on the signal from the input unit.
Vehicular sensing device with cooling feature
A sensing device for a vehicular sensing system includes a housing having a front housing portion and a metallic rear housing portion. A first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board are disposed in the housing. The second printed circuit board is electrically connected to the first printed circuit board, which has an electrical connector for electrically connecting the sensing device to a vehicle wire harness. The second printed circuit board has circuitry thereat, with the circuitry generating heat when the sensing device is operating. The rear housing portion comprises a thermally conductive element that extends through an aperture of the first printed circuit board and is thermally coupled at the second printed circuit board. The thermally conductive element conducts heat generated by the circuitry of the second printed circuit board to the rear housing portion to dissipate the heat from the sensing device.
POWER TUBE CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF POWER AMPLIFIER AND POWER AMPLIFIER
A power tube connection structure includes a substrate, a printed circuit board, and a power tube, where a through groove allowing the power tube to pass through is cut into the printed circuit board, a mounting groove is cut into the upper surface of the substrate at a location corresponding to the through groove, one end of the power tube extends through the through groove, and is welded onto a bottom face of the mounting groove, the end of the power tube that extends into the mounting groove abuts onto a side wall of the mounting groove close to an output end of the power amplifier, and a solder flux escape channel is made into the side wall of the mounting groove close to the output end of the power amplifier.