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US 2019/0174618 A1Published application
Printed Circuit Assembly with Vents and Electronic Device with the Assembly
AssigneeGiga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsHung-Cheng CHEN, Tse-Hsine LIAO
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Abstract
A printed circuit assembly includes a printed wiring board and an expansion connector. The printed wiring board has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a specific area defined at the top surface thereof for placement of an expansion card. In particular, the printed wiring board defines from top to bottom at least one thermal vent in the specific area for heat dissipation. The expansion connector is disposed on the printed wiring board and is located in the specific area for connection with one side edge of the expansion card.
Claims12
A printed circuit assembly, comprising:
- a printed wiring board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a specific area defined at the top surface thereof for placement of an expansion card, and at least one thermal vent defined in the specific area and extending from the top surface to the bottom surface of the printed wiring board;
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- an expansion connector disposed on the printed wiring board and located in the specific area for connection with one side edge of the expansion card.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a printed wiring board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a specific area defined at the top surface thereof, and at least one thermal vent defined in the specific area and extending from the top surface to the bottom surface of the printed wiring board;
- an expansion connector disposed on the printed wiring board and located in the specific area;
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- an expansion card disposed in the specific area of the printed wiring board and having a side edge coupled to the expansion connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.