Processor card assembly including a heat sink attachment plate and an EMI/ESD shielding cage
First Claim
1. A processor card assembly comprising:
- a processor card including a circuit board having a processor mounted thereon, the circuit board having a first and a second plurality of fastening features;
a metallic plate having a third and a fourth plurality of fastening features, the third plurality of fastening features cooperating with the first plurality of fastening features for physically attaching and thermally coupling the processor card to the metallic plate;
a back cover having a fifth plurality of fastening features that cooperate with the second plurality of fastening features of the circuit board and the fourth plurality of fastening features of the metallic plate, to allow the metallic plate and the back cover to physically and electro-magnetically enclose the processor card to reduce electro-magnetic interference emissions and/or shield electrostatic discharges from the processor; and
wherein the metallic plate further includes a sixth plurality of fastening features selectively employed to removably accept a selected one of a plurality of alternative heat sinks external to said assembly.
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Abstract
The processor card assembly of the present invention includes a processor card, a metallic plate and a back cover. The processor card includes a circuit board having a processor mounted thereto. The circuit board includes a first and a second plurality of fastening features. The metallic plate has a third and a fourth plurality of fastening features. The third plurality of fastening features cooperate with the first plurality of fastening features for physically attaching and thermally coupling the processor to the metallic plate, to serve as a base for further thermally coupling the processor to a heat sink. The back cover has a fifth plurality of fastening features that cooperate with the second plurality of fastening features of the circuit board and the fourth plurality of fastening features of the metallic plate to allow the metallic plate and the back cover to physically and electro-magnetically form a Faraday cage enclosing the processor card to shield off electro-magnetic interference emissions and electrostatic discharge from the processor.
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1. A processor card assembly comprising:
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a processor card including a circuit board having a processor mounted thereon, the circuit board having a first and a second plurality of fastening features; a metallic plate having a third and a fourth plurality of fastening features, the third plurality of fastening features cooperating with the first plurality of fastening features for physically attaching and thermally coupling the processor card to the metallic plate; a back cover having a fifth plurality of fastening features that cooperate with the second plurality of fastening features of the circuit board and the fourth plurality of fastening features of the metallic plate, to allow the metallic plate and the back cover to physically and electro-magnetically enclose the processor card to reduce electro-magnetic interference emissions and/or shield electrostatic discharges from the processor; and wherein the metallic plate further includes a sixth plurality of fastening features selectively employed to removably accept a selected one of a plurality of alternative heat sinks external to said assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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