Advanced Thermal Solutions maxiGRIP™ clipKIT™ Heat Sink Attachments
Advanced Thermal Solutions maxiGRIP™ clipKIT™ Heat Sink Attachments feature a two-component system that quickly and securely mounts heat sinks to a range of hot-running Ball Grid Array (BGA) components. These attachments use a minimal amount of space on a PCB, eliminate the need to drill holes and allow the heat sink to be detached and reattached without damaging the component or PCB in the event the PCB needs to be reworked.
The maxiGRIP system uses a plastic frame clip that fastens around the perimeter of a component while a metal spring clip slips through the heat sink’s fin field and securely locks to the plastic frame. This method applies steady, even pressure to the component throughout the product life cycle, improving thermal performance and long-term reliability.
Advanced Thermal Solutions maxiGRIP heat sink attachments are ideal for general-purpose and high-performance applications and are available for components that are low profile (1.5mm to 2.99mm) or standard height (3mm to 4.5mm).
Features
- Overall
- Ideal for general-purpose and high-performance applications
- Available for straight fin, slant fin, cross-cut, and pin fin heat sinks
- Provides tight, secure heat sink attachment in shock and vibration environments
- Steady, even attachment force helps achieve maximum performance from high-performance, phase-changing thermal interface materials (TIMs)
- Allows the heat sink to be detached and reattached without damaging the component or PCB in the event the PCB needs to be reworked
- Comes standard with clean break, reworkable, Chomerics T-766 phase change material
- Assemblies available for components that are low profile (1.5mm to 2.99mm) or standard height (3mm to 4.5mm)
- Frame and spring clips can be installed by hand or with a maxiGRIP Installation Tool for greater ease and efficiency
- Frame clip
- High-strength, high-performance plastic meets UL-94V-0 fire rating
- Frame geometry has been optimized for strength and minimal space requirements
- Tapered wall provides clearance for adjacent components
- Hourglass shape provides additional room for metal spring clip
- Uniformity in design allows for omnidirectional frame clip orientation
- Spring clip
- The metal spring clip, placed through the heat sink’s fin field, securely locks to both ends of the plastic frame
- Double “M” shape provides steady, even pressure to the component to improve
- Specifically designed for different component heights Imposes minimal restriction to air flow
- Accommodates varied fin-to-fin spacing
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