# US 2026/0089902 A1 · Electronic device comprising heat dissipation structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0089902 A1 - Document ID: US20260089902A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/398,462 - Filed: 2025-11-24 - Published: 2026-03-26 - Earliest claimed: 2023-05-22 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ohhyuck KWON; Min PARK; Jungoh SUNG; Changjong SON; Jieun HWANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260089902A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/20: Cooling means - H05K 9/0024: {Shield cases mounted on a PCB, e.g. cans or caps or conformal shields} - H05K 7/2039: {characterised by the heat transfer by conduction from the heat generating element to a dissipating body (arrangements for increasing/decreasing heat-transfer, e.g. fins details, F28F13/00)} - H05K 7/20963: {Heat transfer by conduction from internal heat source to heat radiating structure (H05K7/20972 takes precedence)} - G06F 1/203: {for portable computers, e.g. for laptops} - H05K 2201/064: Fluid cooling, e.g. by integral pipes - H05K 2201/10128: Display - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first support member partially including a thermally conductive material, a printed circuit board arranged to face the first support member, an integrated circuit chip arranged between the first support member and the printed circuit board, arranged on one surface of the printed circuit board, a solid-state thermal interface material (TIM) with compressibility, of which a portion of one surface is in contact with the integrated circuit chip and a portion of the other surface is in contact with the first support member, to transfer heat between the integrated circuit chip and the first support member, and a shielding film which is arranged between the TIM and the first support member and partially attached to the TIM and provides a first opening allowing a portion of the other surface of the TIM to be attached to the first support member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a first support member including, at least in part, a thermally conductive material; a printed circuit board disposed to face the first support member; an integrated circuit chip disposed on one surface of the printed circuit board between the first support member and the printed circuit board, the integrated circuit chip being provided with at least one processor; a compressible solid-state thermal interface material having one surface that is at least partially in contact with the integrated circuit chip and an opposite surface that is at least partially in contact with the first support member, the thermal interface material being configured to transfer heat between the integrated circuit chip and the first support member; and a shielding film partially disposed between the thermal interface material and the first support member and attached to the thermal interface material and providing a first opening configured to allow a portion of the opposite surface of the thermal interface material to be attached to the first support member, wherein the thermal interface material includes a first portion in contact with the integrated circuit chip and a second portion laterally protruding from the first portion, and wherein the second portion is at least partially attached to the shielding film. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the portion of the thermal interface material attached to the shielding film is at least partially disposed closer to the printed circuit board than the portion of the thermal interface material in contact with the integrated circuit chip. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of one surface of the shielding film is attached to the first support member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of one surface of the shielding film is attached to the first support member along a closed-curve trace or a polygonal trace surrounding the first opening. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the shielding film is electrically connected to the first support member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a shield can disposed to surround at least a portion of the integrated circuit chip and providing a second opening larger than the first opening, wherein at least a portion of the thermal interface material is in contact with the integrated circuit chip inside the shield can through the second opening. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein at least a portion of an edge of the shielding film is attached to the shield can around the second opening. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein at least a portion of an edge of the shielding film is attached to the shield can along a closed-curve trace or a polygonal trace surrounding the second opening. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the shielding film is electrically connected to the shield can. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising: an elastic member provided on at least a portion of a periphery of the second opening on the shield can, wherein the shielding film is disposed to surround at least a portion of the elastic member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein a portion of the shielding film is attached to the first support member, and wherein another portion of the shielding film is attached to the shield can around the second opening. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein an adhesive force between the shielding film and the first support member is smaller than an adhesive force between the shielding film and the shield can. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a heat pipe or a vapor chamber disposed on the first support member, wherein the heat pipe or the vapor chamber is configured to absorb, transfer, disperse, or release heat from the integrated circuit chip through the thermal interface material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the integrated circuit chip further includes memory disposed between the at least one processor and the thermal interface material, and wherein the thermal interface material is in contact with the memory. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a housing including a first surface and a second surface facing in an opposite direction to the first surface, the housing being configured to accommodate the first support member in a space between the first and second surfaces and to accommodate the printed circuit board between the second surface and the first support member; a display disposed between the first surface and the first support member; a heat pipe or a vapor chamber disposed on the first support member and configured to absorb, transfer, disperse, or release heat from the integrated circuit chip through the thermal interface material; and a graphite sheet disposed between the first support member and the display, wherein the graphite sheet is configured to absorb or disperse heat from at least one of the display, the heat pipe, or the vapor chamber. ### Claim 16 An electronic device comprising: a housing having a first surface and a second surface facing in a direction opposite to the first surface; a first support member accommodated in a space between the first surface and the second surface and including, at least in part, a thermally conductive material, a display disposed between the first surface and the first support member; a printed circuit board disposed between the second surface and the first support member; an integrated circuit chip disposed on one surface of the printed circuit board between the first support member and the printed circuit board and provided with at least one processor and memory; a compressible solid-state thermal interface material having one surface at least a portion of which is in contact with the integrated circuit chip and another surface at least a portion of which is in contact with the first support member, the thermal interface material being configured to transfer heat between the at least one processor and the first support member or between the memory and the first support member; and a shielding film partially attached to the thermal interface material between the thermal interface material and the first support member and providing a first opening configured to allow a portion of the other surface of the thermal interface material to be attached to the first support member, wherein the thermal interface material includes a first portion in contact with the integrated circuit chip and a second portion laterally protruding from the first portion, and wherein the second portion is at least partially attached to the shielding film. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the portion of the thermal interface material attached to the shielding film is at least partially disposed closer to the printed circuit board than the portion of the thermal interface material in contact with the integrated circuit chip. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of one surface of the shielding film is attached to the first support member. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of one surface of the shielding film is attached to the first support member along a closed-curve trace or a polygonal trace surrounding the first opening. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the shielding film is electrically connected to the first support member.