Thermally And Electrically Conductive Patents (Class 361/712)
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Patent number: 12131972Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes an active component, a power regulating component disposed on the active component, and a patterned conductive element disposed between the active component and the power regulating component. The patterned conductive element is configured to provide one or more heat dissipation paths for the active component and to provide a power path between the active component and the power regulating component.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.Inventors: Po-Chih Pan, Hung-Chun Kuo
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Patent number: 11652091Abstract: A solid state switching device, such as a solid state circuit breaker, includes at least one heat sink, a control electronics printed circuit board (PCB), and power electronics. The power electronics are useful to regulate the flow of current from one terminal of the solid state switching device to another terminal. The power electronics can include one or more solid state devices such as FETs, Thyristors, Thyristors+SiC JFET in parallel, IGBTs, and IGCTs. The control PCB can include a variety of circuit elements useful to perform the function of a gate driver useful to activate the solid state device of the power electronics. The heat sink includes one or more signal vias formed therethrough to permit nesting of the control PCB within the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Giovanni Salvatore, Slavo Kicin
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Patent number: 11574859Abstract: A power module includes at least one electrically conductive power substrate; and a plurality of power devices arranged on and connected to the at least one electrically conductive power substrate. The power module further includes at least one elevated signal element electrically connected to the plurality of power devices and/or at least one elevated power plane electrically connected to the at least one electrically conductive power substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of power devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: WOLFSPEED, INC.Inventors: Zach Cole, Steven Ericksen
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Patent number: 11215186Abstract: A vacuum pump control apparatus may include a plurality of circuit boards including a first circuit board and a second circuit board which constitute a control circuit that controls a vacuum pump main body; a housing having an internal space in which the plurality of the circuit boards are arranged, in which an upper side of the housing is open; a heat radiating plate having a bottom surface portion to which the first circuit board is mounted so as to enable heat radiation and which is arranged on the housing so as to close the opening of the housing; and a board fixing means which fixes the second circuit board to a board mounting seat portion of the housing so as to enable heat radiation.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Edwards Japan LimitedInventor: Takuya Okada
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Patent number: 10957559Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor package includes providing a substrate, wherein the substrate has at least one chip attached on an upper surface of the substrate. An insulating barrier layer is deposited above the substrate, wherein the at least one chip is at least partially embedded within the insulating barrier layer. A thermally conductive layer is formed over the insulating barrier layer to at least partially encapsulate the at least one chip.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chun-Hao Tseng, Ying-Hao Kuo, Kuo-Chung Yee
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Patent number: 10886951Abstract: A front-end module that uses a carrier aggregation scheme in which Band, which is selected from a low-frequency band group, and Band, which is selected from a high-frequency band group, are used simultaneously for communication includes a plurality of signal paths that connect a power amplifier module to an antenna element, and an antenna switch module that switches connection between the antenna element and the plurality of signal paths. Harmonics of Band have frequencies that are included in Band. The front-end module further includes a switch element disposed in a TDD transmission path.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shoji Nagumo, Kanta Motoki, Keiji Hiejima
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Patent number: 10825630Abstract: A contactor post for an electrical contactor may comprise a body comprising an electrically and thermally conductive material, and a heat sink shunt extending from the body and comprising the electrically and thermally conductive material, wherein the body and the heat sink shunt are comprised of a single piece of the electrically and thermally conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Debabrata Pal, Mark Hamilton Severson
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Patent number: 10177542Abstract: A contactor arrangement includes a post, a fastener and a temperature sensor. The post defines a post axis. The fastener is fixed to the post along the post axis. The temperature sensor is in thermal communication with the contactor conductor and post through the fastener and is electrically insulated from the post for monitoring resistive heat generation in a contactor fixed to the post by the fastener.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Ashutosh Joshi, Debabrata Pal
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Patent number: 10115878Abstract: An optical sensor includes a flexible substrate, a light emitting element, and a light receiving element. The light emitting element and the light receiving element are mounted on element mounting portions and connected to element connection portions by wires. The optical sensor also includes through wirings extending through the substrate. Each through wiring is bonded to the element mounting portion or the element connection portion. The through wirings include a heat radiation through wiring that is located immediately below the light emitting element and bonded to the element mounting portion on which the light emitting element is mounted. The optical sensor further includes light shielding materials and encapsulation resins for surrounding and encapsulating the light emitting element and the light receiving element, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., LTD.Inventor: Yasuyoshi Horikawa
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Patent number: 9966869Abstract: A modular high voltage supply system has a mobile adapter transformer with a high-voltage output side and a low-voltage input side, electrical connecting input-terminals being foreseen at the mobile adapter transformer outer surface, a mobile container with a low voltage supply system, mounted stationarily therein, having a high current busbar and at least one electrical frequency converter connected thereto, electrical connecting output-terminals for the high current busbar being foreseen at an accessible the mobile container edge; and a modular interim busbar system, for temporary electrical connection of input- and output-terminals, having at least one interim busbar with at least one elongated busbar basic module mounted on a frame structure and respective resilient electrical connections on both busbar basic module ends forming an electrical connection to the input- and/or output-terminals and arranged such that a transmission of vibrations from the mobile adapter transformer to the mobile container is sType: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Matthias Steiger, Janusz Szczechowski, Bernhard Wanzek
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Patent number: 9855903Abstract: An electrical contactor assembly includes an electrical contactor, a post in electrical communication with the electrical contactor, an insulator body, and a heat sink. The insulator body is in intimate mechanical contact with the post. The heat sink is in intimate mechanical contact with the insulator body and is in thermal communication with the electrical contactor through the post and the insulator body such that heat flowing between contactor and the heat sink flows through the post and the insulator body.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventor: Debabrata Pal
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Patent number: 9312245Abstract: One exemplary disclosed embodiment comprises a three-terminal stacked-die package including a field effect transistor (PET), such as a silicon PET, stacked atop a III-nitride transistor, such that a drain of the PET resides on and is electrically coupled to a source of the III-nitride transistor. A first terminal of the package is coupled to a gate of the FET, a second terminal of the package is coupled to a drain of the III-nitride transistor. A third terminal of the package is coupled to a source of the FET. In this manner, devices such as cascoded switches may be packaged in a stacked-die form, resulting in reduced parasitic inductance and resistance, improved thermal dissipation, smaller form factor, and lower manufacturing cost compared to conventional packages.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.Inventors: Heny Lin, Jason Zhang, Alberto Guerra
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Publication number: 20150118391Abstract: A thermal management circuit material comprises a thermally conductive metallic core substrate, metal oxide dielectric layers on both sides of the metallic core substrate, electrically conductive metal layers on the metal oxide metal oxide dielectric layers, and at least one through-hole via filled with an electrically conductive metal-containing core element connecting at least a portion of each of the electrically conductive metal layers, wherein the containing walls of the through-hole via are covered by a metal oxide dielectric layer connecting at least a portion of the metal oxide dielectric layers on opposite sides of the metallic core substrate. Also disclosed are methods of making such circuit materials, comprising forming metal oxide dielectric layers by oxidative conversion of a surface portion of the metallic core substrate. Articles having a heat-generating electronic device such as an HBLED mounted in the circuit material are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventor: Brett W. Kilhenny
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Patent number: 8964392Abstract: A device for screening an electronic module which has electronic components fixed to a printed circuit board and which is connected to a heat sink. The heat sink comprises an electrically conductive material. The printed circuit board has at least one layer composed of electrically conductive material. The heat sink and the printed circuit board serve as screening elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Emil Kovatchev, Michael Maryschka
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Patent number: 8953317Abstract: Cooling apparatuses and methods are provided for immersion-cooling one or more electronic components. The cooling apparatus includes a housing at least partially surrounding and forming a fluid-tight compartment about the electronic component(s) and a dielectric fluid disposed within the fluid-tight compartment, with the electronic component(s) immersed within the dielectric fluid. A vapor-condenser and one or more wicking components are also provided. The vapor-condenser includes a plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins extending within the fluid-tight compartment, and the wicking component(s) is disposed within the fluid-tight compartment in physical contact with at least a portion of one or more thermally conductive condenser fins of the thermally conductive condenser fins extending within the compartment.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 8929078Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic control device (10) having electronic components (160, 162) on a circuit board (110) which are shielded from electrical and/or magnetic interference fields. According to the invention, an electrically conductive sheet metal part (170) is arranged on the circuit board (110) which forms a Faraday cage for the electronic components (160, 162) with the circuit board. The electrically conductive sheet metal part (170) is furthermore in thermal contact to the electronic components (160, 162) and in thermal contact to the housing (100) of the control device (10) and thereby deflects heat from the electronic components (160, 162) into the housing (100).Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Volker Weeber, Heinrich Barth, Ralph Schertlen
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Patent number: 8917511Abstract: A wireless power transfer system and power transmitting/receiving device according to the present invention include an antenna (resonator) 109 and a heat dissipation structure 111 with an electrically conductive thermal conductor 11, a portion of which makes thermal contact with the inductor 13 of the antenna 109 with an electrical insulator 12 interposed between them. The thermal conductor 11 is arranged to form no electrically closed loop.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Kanno
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Publication number: 20140369006Abstract: A power supply device including a capacitance partition, a control partition, a power switching partition, a thermal conduction partition, a magnetic partition. The thermal conduction partition includes electrical connections to connect other partitions. The thermal conduction partition provides for magnetic shielding of the magnetic partition and thermal dissipation in a substantially orthogonal direction to the electrical connections. The layering arrangement allows automated production and/or testing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: INTERVENTION TECHNOLOGY, PTY, LTDInventor: Donald Victor Williams
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Patent number: 8913388Abstract: An example embodiment includes a thermal conduction system for dissipating thermal energy generated by operation of an optical subassembly that disposed within a shell of a communication module. The thermal conduction system can include a thermally conductive flexible member that contacts the optical subassembly and to contact the shell of the communication module. By contacting the optical subassembly and the shell, the thermal energy generated by operation of the optical subassembly can transfer from the optical subassembly to the shell. The thermally conductive flexible member defines thermally conductive flexible member holes that correspond to pins extending from the optical subassembly. The pins pass through the thermally conductive flexible member holes enabling the thermally conductive flexible member to contact the optical subassembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Finisar CorporationInventors: Tat Ming Teo, Troy Wy Piew Chiang, JianBing Zhao
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Patent number: 8913383Abstract: An apparatus includes an electrically-powered component, a hermetically-sealed, liquid-impermeable, high thermal-conductivity, container encapsulating the electrically-powered component, and a liquid bath surrounding the hermetically-sealed container. The electrically-powered component can include a computer motherboard, a central processing unit of a computer, or an electrical power transformer. The container can include a substance in direct contact with the electrically-powered component and can include a silicone compound, an epoxy compound, or a polyurethane compound.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Heatmine LLCInventors: Wendi Goldsmith, James M. Kramer
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Patent number: 8872600Abstract: The high frequency circuit module includes an RFIC configured to transmit and receive a high frequency signal, a power amplifier IC configured to amplify a transmission signal outputted from the RFIC, and a duplexers configured to separate the transmission signal outputted from the power amplifier IC and inputted to an antenna and a reception signal from the antenna and inputted to the RFIC from each other, in which at least one of the RFIC and power amplifier IC is embedded in the circuit substrate, and the duplexers are disposed between the RFIC and the power amplifier IC.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Tomohiro Igarashi
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Patent number: 8867212Abstract: To achieve efficient heat spreading and heat releasing by using a metal core of a circuit board, a terminal block includes an insulating block body and terminals. At least one of the terminals is provided with terminal portions for a connection with a circuit board. The terminal portions are inserted into respective through holes of the circuit board, the circuit board having a pattern circuit at a surface layer thereof and a conductive metal core at an intermediate portion in a thickness direction, so that heat of the metal core or of both the metal core and the pattern circuit is absorbed and transferred to the terminals. A bus-bar block includes an insulating block body and several parallel bus-bars with different lengths. Terminal portions at a tip end of the bus-bars are inserted, near heat-generating component on the circuit board, into the through holes of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Tomohiro Sugiura, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
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Patent number: 8854820Abstract: A power module can prevent damages due to cracking or breakage of an insulating substrate when molding even if a heat plate constituting a power module pre-product is made areally smaller than the insulating substrate, and can also sufficiently satisfy demand for minimization. Specifically, the power module pre-product is sealed by a molding resin layer in a state where externally exposed end portion on one end side in both external connecting terminals and the other surface side of a heat plate are each exposed to the outside. The power module substrate constituting a multilayer substrate body includes an aligning hole, into which an aligning pin is inserted, the pin being included in a lower molding die constituting a molding die with an upper molding die that molds a molding resin layer, so as to position the power module pre-product inside a cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Shingo Yamamoto, Akio Sumiya, Yasuo Matsuda, Naoto Inoue, Makoto Tami, Ryo Sugihara, Fumiaki Tanaka, Shintaro Hara, Shota Akinaga
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Publication number: 20140268574Abstract: A component built-in board comprises stacked therein a plurality of printed wiring bases having a wiring pattern and a via formed on/in a resin base thereof, and comprises an electronic component built in thereto, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of printed wiring bases include a thermal wiring in the wiring pattern and include a thermal via in the via, at least one of the plurality of printed wiring bases has formed therein an opening where the electronic component is built, and has formed therein a heat-conducting layer and closely attached to a surface on an opposite side to an electrode formation surface of the electronic component built in to the opening, and the electronic component is fixed in the opening by an adhesive layer stacked on the heat-conducting layer, via a hole formed in a region facing onto the opening of the heat-conducting layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Kazuhisa Itoi, Masahiro Okamoto
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Publication number: 20140254101Abstract: Method and apparatuses for making a smart phone on a chip (SPOC) are described. Active components may be embedded into a copper core. In an aspect, and optionally, passive components may also be embedded into the copper core. Printed circuit board (PCB) laminate may be layered above and below the copper core. A copper ground plane may be fixed underneath the layer of PCB laminate below, and furthest from, the copper core. One or more additional components may be surface mounted on top of the PCB laminate layers above the copper core. A conformal coating may be applied to completely and thinly encase the one or more surface mounted additional components. The conformal coating may include trenching and a copper sputter coating finish.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Mark A. CARTER, Yang ZHANG, Yongsheng PENG, Jack B. STEENSTRA, Michael G. BARRETT
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Patent number: 8830010Abstract: The high frequency circuit module includes an RFIC configured to transmit and receive a high frequency signal, a power amplifier IC configured to amplify a transmission signal outputted from the RFIC, and a duplexers configured to separate the transmission signal outputted from the power amplifier IC and inputted to an antenna and a reception signal from the antenna and inputted to the RFIC from each other, in which at least one of the RFIC and power amplifier IC is embedded in the circuit substrate, and the duplexers are disposed between the RFIC and the power amplifier IC.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Tomohiro Igarashi
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Patent number: 8780576Abstract: An interconnection component includes a first support portion has a plurality of first conductive vias extending therethrough substantially perpendicular to surfaces thereof such that each via has a first end adjacent a first surface and a second end adjacent a second surface. A second support portion has a plurality of second conductive vias extending therethrough substantially perpendicular to surfaces thereof such that each via has a first end adjacent the first surface and a second end adjacent the second surface. A redistribution layer is disposed between the second surfaces of the first and second support portions, electrically connecting at least some of the first vias with at least some of the second vias. The first and second support portions can have a coefficient of thermal expansion (“CTE”) of less than 12 parts per million per degree, Celsius (“ppm/° C.”).Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Invensas CorporationInventors: Belgacem Haba, Kishor Desai
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Patent number: 8760855Abstract: A high power drive stack system is provided which includes a cabinet having a vaporizable dielectric fluid cooling system and a plurality of receivers for accepting a plurality of modules containing power electronics. The modules are removably attachable to the receivers by at least two non-latching, dry-break connectors. Each of the at least two connectors providing both a fluid connection and an electrical connection between the cabinet and the module.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Parker Hannifin CorporationInventors: Jeremy Charles Howes, David Levett
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Patent number: 8760871Abstract: A display device having a thinner shape and a uniform luminance includes a display panel that displays images. The display device has upper and lower peripheral regions. A printed circuit board (PCB) is positioned at the back of the display panel to control and drive the display panel and to provide power to the display panel. A thermal conductive sheet is attached to the back of the display panel. In the display device, the thermal conductive sheet includes a base film that is attached to the back of the display panel and is formed of an electrical insulating material. A power supply pattern is formed on the base film to provide power to the display panel. A ground pattern is formed to be spaced apart and electrically insulated from the power supply pattern.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min-Cheol Kim
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Patent number: 8746308Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a package carrier, a substrate including a first metal layer, a second metal layer having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other, and an insulating layer between the first and second metal layers is provided. The second metal layer has a greater thickness than the first metal layer. A first opening passing through the first metal layer and the insulating layer and exposing a portion of the top surface of the second metal layer is formed. The first metal layer is patterned to form a patterned conductive layer. Second openings are formed on the bottom surface of the second metal layer. The second metal layer is divided into thermal conductive blocks by the second openings that do not connect the first opening. A surface passivation layer is formed on the patterned conductive layer and the exposed portion of the top surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Subtron Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shih-Hao Sun
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Patent number: 8730672Abstract: A power semiconductor system and method for producing a power semiconductor system. In one embodiment, the application relates to a power semiconductor system, comprising a line system for a fluid working medium; wall element having an outer side and an inner side; and a power semiconductor circuit arranged at the outer side of the wall element, wherein the inner side of the wall element forms a fluid-tight wall of the line system.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Frank Ebersberger, Peter Beckedahl, Hartmut Kulas
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Publication number: 20140133103Abstract: The high frequency circuit module includes an RFIC configured to transmit and receive a high frequency signal, a power amplifier IC configured to amplify a transmission signal outputted from the RFIC, and a duplexers configured to separate the transmission signal outputted from the power amplifier IC and inputted to an antenna and a reception signal from the antenna and inputted to the RFIC from each other, in which at least one of the RFIC and power amplifier IC is embedded in the circuit substrate, and the duplexers are disposed between the RFIC and the power amplifier IC.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Tomohiro IGARASHI
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Publication number: 20140063743Abstract: Heat dissipation resources are allocated in an optical communications module based on the sensitivity of electrical and optoelectronic components of the module to temperature. Components that have a higher sensitivity to temperature are allocated a greater proportion of available heat dissipation resources than components that have a lower sensitivity to temperature. In addition, heat dissipation resources that are allocated to components that have different sensitivities to temperature are thermally decoupled from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. LtdInventors: Seng-Kum Chan, David J.K. Meadowcroft
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Publication number: 20140055956Abstract: A high-frequency circuit module having a high mounting density is provided. The high-frequency circuit module includes an RFIC configured to transmit and receive a high-frequency signal, a power amplifier IC configured to amplify a transmission signal output from the RFIC, and duplexers configured to separate the transmission signal output from the power amplifier IC and input to an antenna and a received signal from the antenna and input to the RFIC from each other, wherein at least one of the RFIC and power amplifier IC is embedded in the circuit board, and the duplexers are disposed between the RFIC and the power amplifier IC.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Tomohiro Igarashi
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Patent number: 8649179Abstract: A circuit assembly generally includes a circuit board and at least one electrical pathway configured to couple a thermoelectric module to the circuit board for use as a heat pump in the circuit assembly. The circuit board and the at least one electrical pathway form part of the thermoelectric module when the thermoelectric module is coupled to the circuit board via the at least one electrical pathway. The thermoelectric module, including the portion of the circuit board forming part of the thermoelectric module, defines a footprint that is smaller than a footprint of the circuit board. As such, the circuit board is capable of supporting electrical components on the circuit board in a position outside the footprint defined by the thermoelectric module.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Laird Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Gerard Hershberger, Richard F. Hill, Robert Michael Smythe, Michael G. Sutsko
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Patent number: 8634195Abstract: A heatsink may include an area in thermal contact with a semiconductor microchip surface and a first trench of a first depth. The first trench may be substantially continuous around the area. A first substance, such as ferrite, may be positioned in the first trench to attenuate electromagnetic interference. A second trench having a second depth may be formed around and further from the area than the first trench. A second substance may be positioned in the second trench.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Don A. Gilliland
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Patent number: 8630092Abstract: A cooling box for electric or electronic components, consisting of a material, wherein the cooling box is non-electrically conductive or practically non-electrically conductive, is configured in one piece or multiple pieces and has a cavity that is enclosed by the material, wherein cavity being closed or provided with at least one opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: CeramTec GmbHInventor: Claus Peter Kluge
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Patent number: 8624122Abstract: To achieve efficient heat spreading and heat releasing by using a metal core of a circuit board, a terminal block includes an insulating block body and terminals. At least one of the terminals is provided with terminal portions for a connection with a circuit board. The terminal portions are inserted into respective through holes of the circuit board, the circuit board having a pattern circuit at a surface layer thereof and a conductive metal core at an intermediate portion in a thickness direction, so that heat of the metal core or of both the metal core and the pattern circuit is absorbed and transferred to the terminals. A bus-bar block includes an insulating block body and several parallel bus-bars with different lengths. Terminal portions at a tip end of the bus-bars are inserted, near heat-generating component on the circuit board, into the through holes of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hiroki Shiraiwa, Kazuomi Kiyosue, Akinori Nakashima, Tomohiro Sugiura, Noriyoshi Yamazaki, Minoru Umezaki
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Publication number: 20140002995Abstract: An electrical contactor assembly is provided including an electrical contactor, an electrical bus bar, and a single panel formed of one more layers of an electrically insulating, thermally conductive material. A plurality of posts protrude through and directly contact the panel. Each of the posts is constructed from an electrically and thermally conductive material. Each post has a first end configured to electrically and thermally connect to the electrical contactor and a second end configured to electrically and thermally connect to the bus bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventor: Debabrata Pal
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Patent number: 8619428Abstract: An electronic package structure is provided. The electronic package structure comprises a substrate, a first electronic element, and a second electronic element. The substrate includes a heat-dissipating plate and a circuit board disposed on the heat-dissipating plate. The first electronic element is disposed on the heat-dissipating plate and coupled to the circuit board. The second electronic element is disposed on the circuit board and coupled to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Cyntec Co., Ltd.Inventors: Han-Hsiang Lee, Yi-Cheng Lin, Pei-Chun Hung, Bau-Ru Lu, Da-Jung Chen, Jeng-Jen Li
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Patent number: 8599560Abstract: A heat dissipating system includes a shell, a main circuit board, at least two heat generating elements, and at least one fan. The shell includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall facing the first sidewall, and a third sidewall connected to the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The at least one fan are arranged on the first sidewall. The second sidewall defines a number of vents. The main circuit board is positioned between the at least one fan and the vents. The heat dissipating system further includes a connection assembly positioned between the first and second circuit boards. The main circuit board includes a first circuit board and a second circuit board. The first circuit board is electrically connected to the second circuit board through the connection assembly. The at least two heat generating elements are respectively positioned on the first circuit board and the second circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kang Wu, Bo Tian
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Publication number: 20130314875Abstract: Electronic devices having a multi-layer structure that provides enhanced conductivity (thermal and/or electrical conductivity) are disclosed. The multi-layer structure can have a plurality of adjacent layers. At least one layer can primarily provide structural rigidity, and at least another layer can primarily provide enhanced conductivity. The layer of high conductivity can serve to provide the electronic device with greater ability to disperse generated heat and/or to provide an accessible voltage potential (e.g., ground plane). Advantageously, the multi-layer structure can provide enhanced conductivity using an otherwise required structural component and without necessitating an increase in thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Inventors: Daniel W. Jarvis, Richard Hung Minh Dinh
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Patent number: 8591066Abstract: A lamp module for use in non-destructive testing and inspection. The module including a module body with a front and rear end, and a side wall. The module body includes a mounting chamber located within the side walls. A plurality of LEDs are mounted within the chamber and oriented to so as to emit light out of the front end of the body. At least one LED emits light having a wavelength selected to produce fluorescence of an illuminated material. A fan is mounted to the body to dissipate heat generated by the LEDs when the fan is activated. Electrical connectors extend out of the body and are electrically connected to the LEDs and the fan for supplying current. The module can be installed in various structures or systems, including in a luminaire, an overhead light housing or a track light system.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Spectronics CorporationInventors: Gustavo Garcia, John Duerr, Chih-Tsung Su
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Patent number: 8564956Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed that may include one or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) and an electronics package may be disposed about the first surface of one or more of the PCBs. The PCBs may include a metal layer and a core, and, in some aspects, may include multiple cores interposed between multiple metal layers, and in some embodiments a backplane may be disposed along the core(s). A plurality of PCB's may be set apart and connected by pins to dissipate heat from one PCB to another, and/or to convey electrical connectivity. Pins may be configured to pass through or into one or both the PCBs including the cores to conduct heat generated by the electronics package away for dispersion. In some embodiments, the pins may pass into the backplane. The apparatus may include LEDs, lights, computer devices, memories, telecommunications devices, or combinations of these.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Nexxus Lighting, IncorporatedInventor: Zdenko Grajcar
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Patent number: 8545987Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of thermal interface material assemblies. In one exemplary embodiment, a thermal interface material assembly generally includes a thermal interface material having a first side and a second side and a metallization layer having a layer thickness of about 0.0005 inches or less. The metallization layer is disposed along at least a portion of the first side of the thermal interface material.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Laird Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jason Strader, Mark Wisniewski
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Patent number: 8537553Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a device includes a circuit board with a thermally conductive core layer and a chip disposed over the circuit board. The device further includes a heat sink disposed over the chip. The thermal conductivity of the heat sink along a first direction is larger than a thermal conductivity along a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The heat sink is thermally coupled to the thermally conductive core layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anwar Mohammed, Renzhe Zhao
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Patent number: 8531842Abstract: A display module includes a display panel, a unit disposed on an outer side of the display panel, and an adhesive sheet with which the display panel and the unit are stuck together. The adhesive sheet has a first adhesive surface adhering to the display panel and a second adhesive surface adhering to the unit. The edge of the first adhesive surface and the edge of the second adhesive surface are displaced from each other in the adhesive surface direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Michiko Johnson, Kiyofumi Sakaguchi, Takanori Suzuki, Masashi Kitani
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Patent number: 8526185Abstract: To reduce the impedance of the ground path from a heat sink to a ground pad on a printed circuit board, and thus reduce electromagnetic interference, an electrically conductive collar is arranged around an opening in the heat sink. The electrically conductive collar may include an internal extension, such that the internal extension abuts the conducting member passed through the electrically conductive collar and the opening in the heat sink to electrically ground the heat sink to the ground pad on the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Eric Heidepriem, Robert Grimes
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Patent number: 8519530Abstract: Disclosed is a composition, in particular a dispersion, which contains nanofiber material in at least one organic matrix component, said nanofiber material being pre-treated in at least one method step for adjusting the physical properties of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2006Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbHInventors: Ka Chun Tse, Ben Zhong Tang, Ernst Hammel, Xinhe Tang
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Patent number: 8520392Abstract: An electronic-control unit (7) includes a conductor board (12) made of a flexible substrate and defining at least one conducting path and cut (13) of the board (12). A basic body (11) is made of a thermally and electrically conductive material and thermally and electrically coupled to the board (12) and defines at least one elongated groove (15) that acts as a bending area (15) of the body (11) and expands over substantially an entire width of the body (11) in an aligned area of the cut (13) of the board (12) and a flat projection of the body (11) onto which the substrate is fastened. A basic-body-conductor-board unit is formed before the board (12) is assembled with at least one electronic component (16). The basic-body-conductor-board unit is re-shaped into a desired geometry after the assembly of the board (12) with the component (16). A method produces the basic-body-conductor-board unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbHInventors: Christian Johann, Matthias Roder, Ruediger Laubenstein