Thermal and emi shielding for peripheral devices

An apparatus comprising:

• a circuit board;
• an expansion slot coupled to the circuit board;
• an expansion card coupled to the expansion slot;
• an attachment mechanism coupled to the expansion slot;
• and
• a conductive housing coupled to the attachment mechanism via a hinge, wherein the housing is thermally coupled to the expansion card;
• wherein the expansion card is substantially encompassed by the conductive housing and the circuit board.

A computing device comprising:

• a motherboard;
• a socket coupled to the motherboard, the socket to receive a peripheral device;
• a metal housing coupled to the socket;
• a peripheral device coupled to the socket, wherein the peripheral device is thermally coupled to the housing and between the housing and the motherboard.