CPC H05K 7/20454 (2013.01) [H01L 23/373 (2013.01); H01L 23/4275 (2013.01); H05K 7/20481 (2013.01)] | 32 Claims |
1. A heat-transfer component, comprising:
a thermal-interface surface comprising a first region having an outer periphery and a second region surrounding the outer periphery of the first region;
a volume of composite thermal-interface material contained within the outer periphery of the first region, the composite thermal-interface material comprising a silicone oil substrate and a metallic filler, the metallic filler having a solid-to-liquid transition temperature between about 10° C. and about 95° C.; and
a volume of second thermal-interface material within the second region, wherein a composition of the composite thermal-interface material differs from a composition of the second thermal-interface material, wherein the second thermal-interface material is positioned outward of the composite thermal-interface material, defining a gap between the composite thermal-interface material and the second thermal-interface material.
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