Thermal assembly and method for fabricating the same

A method for fabricating a thermal assembly, the method comprising:

• providing a heat source having a surface, wherein the surface defines a central part;
• coating a thermal interface material onto the central part of the surface of the heat source;
• enclosing the thermal interface material with a porous membrane, wherein the porous membrane has a plurality of holes in which a plurality of carbon nanotubes are provided;
• and
• attaching a heat sink to the heat source, thereby pressing the porous membrane between the heat sink and the heat source.

A method for fabricating a thermal assembly, comprising the steps of:

• preparing a thermal contact surface on a heat source of a thermal assembly;
• placing a thermal interface material on said surface by means of spacing said thermal interface material away from edges of said surface;
• disposing a thermal conductive member surrounding said thermal interface material along said edges of said surface so as to block moving ways of said thermal interface material toward said edges of said surface;
• and
• attaching a heat dissipating device onto said thermal conductive member and said thermal interface material simultaneously to establish thermal transmission with said heat source via said thermal conductive member and said thermal interface material.